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The word 'claws'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
clawsOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus9.23021
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 70.3 2 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 6.5 2 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.9 1 1
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central 46.4 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 2.5 1 1
WCE - West Central 13.8 3 2
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 36.4 8 4
AYR - Ayrshire 39.3 3 1
LAL - General Central 5.3 4 4
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.8 2 2
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 31.4 1 1
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of claws in Corpus

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North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
How neatly spread his claws, on page 18
ucht: still id hed awful long claws an a lot o teeth, so she felt on page 60

2 matches

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
t aboot, war grinnin like the claws o an auld haimmer, slappin th
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
k on’t.” Kecklin ilke the claws on an auld haimmer, Jessie se
1 matches

Aberdeen

The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
ue clutched in their metallic claws. O’ course, we are used tae
1 matches

North East Central

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
wis as big as a hoose and had claws like the dirks in a kiltie's on page 7

1 matches

(South) East Central

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"Dealing daith frae jaws and claws on page 8

1 matches

West Central

Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
Twa claws reached oot tae grab us by th
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Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
he snell wind hud dug its icy claws intae the snaw-dusted earth.
her, finally wrapped its icy claws roon Hazels’ spine and froz
2 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
couid hear the scrapin o its claws in the ice gettin louder, an on page 39

1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
grin, Flow neatly spread his claws, on page 19
ught: still, it hid awfy long claws an a fair amount ae teeth, so on page 62

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
whaur the reeds thin oot like claws on page 53

1 matches

Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2017 ISBN: 978-1785300592) Central - Glasgow, weans
g hackit fange, an big mingin claws, on page 4
big bauchle wi the big mingin claws, on page 14

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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
back at me, the sound ay its claws tearin doon the surface at th
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
bad bastart an if he get his claws intae ye. . .’
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
s breath right behind us, its claws scratchin the surface ay the
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
Hou nately spreids his claws, on page 19
an aa, it had gey lang, sherp claws, an a mouth fou o muckle sher on page 44

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
o frost an snaw, or the chill claws o sleet an tain, micht snatch on page 71

1 matches

General Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
The frost spreids its claws on page 66

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Shepherd, J. Barrie Lallans 82 - Crab Toon Crail, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
toward twa harbour claws, on page 40

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Goodbrand Saunders, Donald Lallans 67 - Twa Owresettins frae Heine, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
dreid-na Hell (nor Baudrons' claws); on page 55

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
bit Ella managed tae git her claws gaen, ripin it the spirlie wu on page 67

1 matches

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
How neatly spread eis claws, on page 18

1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
brekks aff sherp claws, snaps aff pyntit heids, on page 6

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
As winter claws its mitts aroun ma hert on page 54

1 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
thocht: but it had wile lang claws an a quare on page 62

1 matches

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