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Use in varieties of Scots

toss Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.4 9.8 4.5 19.9 0 20.7 4.4
Number of occurrences2719 3 2 0 2 1
Number of authors25 17 3 2 2 1

Occurrences of toss in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
voice, an see that funny wee toss ae her heid tae keep back the on page 122

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
A gee Danny ma dope tae hod. "Toss that if yi need tae, mucker. on page 34

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
s line, hou tae pley pitch an toss, an hou tae keep my gub strec on page 85

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
d the Queen wi an 1ll-tempert toss o her heid; an turnin tae Ali on page 44

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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
A bit o gloss, as ye toss, on page 107

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ae ma ma but she didnae gie a toss aboot ma point ae view. Aw sh on page 55

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
gies a toss aboot ye. Whit huv ye duin ta on page 107

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Watt, George T. Lallans 74 - Distempered, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
A tummle an toss in chilly solitude,
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
They toss their heids an spik pan loaf.
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
a dug track or the pitch and toss skail. In Lochgelly there’s
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Gie me mare and toss the rest.
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
She stood there an argued the toss wi’ the man. Telt him she w
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Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
s on the telly. Naw we didnae toss Angela oot for getting pregna
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@DavidJWood2 tweeted
f yir a Tory, you wont give a toss that he’s done that. The bat(2020) search twitter
and come up with some ideas. Toss up between a curry, or chicke(2020) search twitter

@MartinBroon tweeted
We loast it when they won the toss Me thinks.(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
y. Scots, show that you gie a toss (2022) twitter link

@johnstone_shane tweeted
n an thi weans couldnae gie a toss. Oaft. (2020) twitter link

Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
p wi the youths, fa began tae toss the hat atween een another li on page 73

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
voice, an see at queer peedy toss o her heid till keep back e w on page 120

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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ist pouerfu chiels in the lan toss the caber, the swackest queat
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
e smaller boys an didna gie a toss on page 68

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Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
An he'll toss you right doon tae the dark q on page 89

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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
n voice, an say yon weird wee toss o hur heid tae keep back th w on page 123

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@jamie_ginger tweeted
yir mother says “am away ti toss yir fithers pancake “ just d(2019) search twitter

Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
F fur farthin pitch an toss, on page 13

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