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Use in varieties of Scots

cork Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.3 8 9.6 29.8 11.6 0 26.5
Number of occurrences3215 6 3 2 0 6
Number of authors20 9 4 2 2 3

Occurrences of cork in Corpus

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Central

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
o iodine frae him, lowsed the cork an laid in oan the table. on page 36

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
nanetheless she poued oot the cork, an pit the bottle tae her li on page 33

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
nt tae Rotterdam, Whitehaven, Cork, the Isle o Man, New England, on page 77

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
Wi the cork weel an truly oot o the bottl on page 71

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
k frae Monaghan, Michael frae Cork, on page 99

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
he sideboard. He taen oot the cork and cowped it aw doon the jaw on page 36
As Geordie taen oot the cork and sterted gey slowly tae po on page 38
an idea. Quickly, he taen the cork oot o the medicine bottle and on page 52

4 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
eith fae Ireland, he come fae Cork. Turnt oot he's great-granfai on page 136

3 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
frae Cork or Archangel, on page 70

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
the likes o whan we stap the cork back in the mou o The Macalla
1 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
abour party, afore poppin the cork ay a magnum ay Bollinger an c
1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Like the cork fae a bottle o champagne on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
han Shakkin as he poppit the cork on a bottle o champagne. on page 57

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
K ME", but anyway she took ee cork off id an pit id till her lip on page 32

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Ten tin flasks, stoppered wi cork an paper, sat roon the fit o
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ets the colour o oranges, wee cork floats, an creels tae nab nip
s fine tae showd aboot like a cork an lippen tae the skelp o the
2 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
He popped like a cork fae a bottle, his body wis we on page 14

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
A cork-filled, leather-bound, on page 3

2 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
but still an on, shö drew da cork an pat da bottle tae her moot on page 34

1 matches

Priest, Ena Bonxie Geo, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
gied, bobin up an doon lik a cork in da waatir. Ivry minute da
1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
MAE" on it, but shae tuk the cork aff it oniewye an putt it tae on page 34

1 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Frae Dublin, frae Cork, on page 29
Frae Dublin, frae Cork, on page 30
Frae Dublin, frae Cork, on page 32
Frae Dublin, frae Cork, on page 33

4 matches

Dornan, Stephen Ode Tae 2021 , (twitter 2022) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Thon lads fae Cork, Slovakia an Amerikay.
1 matches

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