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Use in varieties of Scots

tossin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.6 4.6 6 0 5.8 10.3 13.3
Number of occurrences189 4 0 1 1 3
Number of authors12 5 3 1 1 2

Occurrences of tossin in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
e ye don't!" the Hatter said, tossin his heid scornfully, "Widnae on page 69
"Dunderheid!" said the Queen, tossin her heid; an, turnin tae Alic on page 78

2 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ont verse o the sang, she kep tossin the babby ruchly up an doun, on page 44

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
gairden. At first ah wis jist tossin the baw back oor tae him as m on page 40
. The night before ah'd spent tossin and turnin in ma bed. Cripple on page 186

2 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
tossin thi caber, throwin thi hammer on page 86

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
fu ~ a witd which here means "tossin an turnin aw nicht lang" - o on page 94

1 matches

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e us wavin a white flag while tossin chocolate bars and fags at it(2020) search twitter

Doric

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
We're tossin, turnin, an spinnin roon on page 168

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
car, stampin an snocherin an tossin her lang blaik mane. Minnie's
1 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
gin oot, swingin his airms an tossin thon lang siller stick in e a
1 matches

Shetland

Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Minni-Babbi, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, prose
da ruif an could see da ship tossin apö da spindrift at wis form
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
"Eejit!" said th Queen, tossin hur heid impatiently; an, tur on page 78

1 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Tossin the tirlin shaifs; on page 27

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
t verse o the sang, shae kept tossin the weeyin up an doon ruchly, on page 60
yae dinnae!" the Hatter said, tossin haes heid contemptuously. "A on page 70

2 matches

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