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Use in varieties of Scots

wool Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.3 10.8 13.6 19.9 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences3321 9 2 1 0 0
Number of authors24 14 7 2 1

Occurrences of wool in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
he rigs, an caird an spin the wool tae be woven intae claith ene on page 56
door wi her rock, an spin the wool that wad mak thaim plaids an on page 71
feedin the yowes. Happin her wool plaid ticht roun her shouders on page 76

3 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
Ah wuld hae keipit yi in the wool creel. Bit whit wull be wull on page 14

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
, did His Mither ever wark wi wool while He wis oot? Ony pict're on page 12

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
yi canna pull thi wool ower meh eyes on page 45
Yi canna pull thi wool on page 107

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
s that's made fae pure lambs' wool an has a picture ae sumdy rid on page 50
lied fur a job packin balls a wool in a warehouse ower in Hillin on page 54

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Aiblins the wool they'll pu wi some stealth ta on page 42

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
Seein the saft white wool, she'd pickt up the needles a on page 61

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Ye lit i the wool unionists on page 79

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
lders. Shee-eep! Hings ye git wool an mutton aff ae.”
1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
le inside the bundelt cotton, wool an quilt. She pullt the draa-
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
an ootshine Arachne’s dowie wool.”
r colours. The threids in her wool basket luiked gey coorse an d
2 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
gin a new hoose, pouin bits o wool an string fae a big rickle o
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ng oot. Scotty, a died in the wool techno-phobe, looked at him w
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
e passes me a piece ae cotton wool tae press oan the scratch tha
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ead blue, Nae tartan hid, Noo wool simmit, longjohns, Thit ilk w(2020) search twitter
he wee frae chaunties tae dye wool yella fir sic as the MacLeod (2020) search twitter

Doric

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Ye canna pull i'wool ower their een on page 162
Aa tak cotton wool on page 170

2 matches

McDonald, Charlie Doric Scots Books an Poems, (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Fae left o'er wool tae needles an' pins
1 matches

Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
wi her heid covered in cotton wool and there’s wires stickin o
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
cky’s sark wiz made o thick wool like the army wore but a grey
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
box an inside wiz a sheep’s wool jaicket o the kind ye see in
1 matches

Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
later wi a moo fae of cotton wool ah moved ma tongue aboot ma m
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
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@beast_afc tweeted
05 Boots stappit fu we cotton wool I see. https://t.co/Ppy1p0yjs(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
carefully packed up in cotton wool. Hid luked nothen special and on page 37

1 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Sheeps wool clings on tae the shire wire on page 16

1 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
caess: da Shaetlan wird fir 'wool' (in Standirt English) is oo, on page 36

1 matches

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