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Use in varieties of Scots

waash Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.7 9.6 12 19.9 0 10.3 35.4
Number of occurrences3819 8 2 0 1 8
Number of authors16 7 3 2 1 3

Occurrences of waash in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
id a brek fae that it wis tae waash doon wa's or tae scrub pots a on page 29

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'I doot I'll need tae hae a waash on page 19

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Ye'll hae tae redd yersel up! Waash yer coupon, kaim yer hair, sc on page 61
e's boond tae come oot in the waash. They ayewis dae. We'll hae t on page 92
t! They'll aw come oot in the waash!' on page 135
ried! They aw come oot in the waash, ye ken; aw o them...' on page 155
And waash the dishes in the sink - on page 157

5 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
mak waves, and the waves wid waash him tae the tither side.' on page 91

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
"Waash ma windaes," Eurystheus order on page 5
you're honkin. Dae you never waash? Ye no ken whit soap is? Here on page 26

2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
bleck an grey kittling micht waash intae a broon an white kittli
d an gaed intae the hoose tae waash her haunds. Thair wis a rare
2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
, wi a birss an a pail o whyt-waash; ontil he hed stour in hiz th
whyt-waash aw owre hiz blak furr, an a s
n at him an whusperin ‘Whyt-waash!’ he sumgates cuid anerlie
3 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
cairrie the waash awaw, the fermer hed apent th
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
rmeat in it, an rice wine tae waash it doon, in a wee front room.
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
'd be mair e' ma face fur tae waash.
need sum'dy tae feed ye an’ waash ye is well
2 matches

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
seem't tae maneyge tae brain waash ma tee louse aff an maak for' on page 56

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"A gweed waash wi a facecloot an Palmolive s on page 83

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Wid ye like a drappie wine te waash it doon? Ah've reed or fite." on page 28
het flush O guilty conscience waash ower his dial. "If aat's fit on page 87
t stannin ower the aul widden waash tub, scrubbin it collars an c on page 90

3 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
roart an grat. She begun tae waash his feet wi her tears an dry on page 92

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
'v only hid time fir a Glesga waash," said Ronnie, grinnin an hau on page 37
nick-knacks; a waardrobe an a waash-han basin. on page 48

2 matches

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
So Tammie hid tae strip an waash afore the keetcheen door on page 81

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
nd if hid wis a front ur back waash they gaed me bit innywaey, ef on page 99

1 matches

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
ays, it'll aw come oot in the waash. Now away and vote for me ??(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
e-stane, slatey bans That bak-waash drains. on page 26
Tha mair if it's no waash't theday, on page 37

2 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
-tim, an wae hae nae time tae waash the things baetween while." on page 72
Mock Turtle. "crumbs wud aal waash aff in the sea. Yit they hae on page 102

2 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ast, pit oiyle on yer heid an waash yer face, sae fowk wull no no on page 7
oor elders? The' dïnnae even waash thair hans afore the' ait!" J on page 9
han he saa that Jesus dïdnae waash afore dennèr. But tha Loard on page 90

4 matches

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