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cuttin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.7 23.6 34.7 0 11.6 20.7 13.3
Number of occurrences7646 23 0 2 2 3
Number of authors46 30 9 2 2 3

Occurrences of cuttin in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
but she held hersel back fae cuttin a scliff on page 69

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Olaf,' I said, cuttin him aff. on page 60

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
yin her. The back door shuts, cuttin aff the wedge ae licht. The l on page 1

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
the hay wis nearlins ripe for cuttin. On Midsimmer Eve, which wis on page 6

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
e men had nae shuiner stertit cuttin peats when they heard a clink on page 45
as comfortit him, as he stuid cuttin braid strips frae some length on page 53
owning - while they were oot cuttin peats on the brae-face abune on page 61

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
in''s o' their ain selves. By cuttin' oot aw thae racin' chasin' s on page

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
me. Ah kin actually feel thum cuttin through the paper like a hoat on page 152

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
back-breakin work o huntin an cuttin up the whales - which wis a on page 36

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
footery that yi always end up cuttin pure skelly. It took ages tae on page 43

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
cuttin an mowin lik beasts o the fie on page 121

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
and Olaf wis still there and cuttin aboot, giein it én loco pare on page 69
ou, I'd hae a wee think aboot cuttin oot the cheek." The man stuid on page 91

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
d up Daddy's razor as a wean, cuttin ma haun tae the bone. Ah look on page xix

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
cuttin, an yet I canna spick. on page 35

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Tindal, Betty Lallans 67 - Two poems by Betty Tindal, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Dumfries, poetry
as we wir cuttin it doon.I on page 129

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Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
an bouin an yankin oan limbs, cuttin throu skin an fat an jynts an on page 8

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Smith, Elaine C. The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Totally Princessy Princess, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central - Glasgow, weans
re were hunners of princesses cuttin aboot the place, so it should on page 8

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
anin or meanins o wirds. Then cuttin and pastin fae the concordanc on page 15

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
the body wha drives the coal-cuttin machine at the faceline). The on page 134

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
uidy leear!' Cherlie funged a cuttin o fence post at the laddie, w on page 59

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
rm: twa elements sindert bi a cuttin wurd? Ae element or observe w on page 91

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Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
the claes, daein the airnin, cuttin the gress, diggin the gairden
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ee wi convention, bi straucht cuttin til a brakfast scene. In sik
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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
the dog-shite intae mush. The cuttin’s hid aa rottit doon intae
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
orth Americkie, or the feckfu cuttin doun o trees in New Zealand.
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
hit includit a triple rampart cuttin the promontory fae the heidla
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
ts laughed oot the place in a cuttin wind o scorn an sarcasm. Good
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Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
algamatit intae ae people. Bi cuttin aff the legacy o the Pechts w
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ther wha did the last bittie, cuttin oot a hole tae haud the caund
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
r big mate’s takin a chance cuttin aboot like that, is he no? He
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ttin a block ay the gear oot. Cuttin a corner ay it aff wae his pe
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
, the beams ay its heidlights cuttin through the thick ink ay the
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ppointment’s at twenty tae. Cuttin it fine.’ ah sais an gie wa
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ght. Ah’d be oot weedin and cuttin grass. Trimmin the bushes in
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
order that rins athort Tibet, cuttin the heidwatters o China’s m
-o-fackly. “Ah learnt it by cuttin fowk up.”
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
t it disnae matter as we’re cuttin through the crowd taewards th
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ay measurement – a means ay cuttin existence up intae segments,
the overdue task at haun – cuttin this bloody grass. It serves
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Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
aither nor multiple agencies, cuttin doon on transaction costs. Gi
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@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
tar_welsh Yuptae the day hen? Cuttin aboot yer garden oan yer funn (2022) twitter link

@LowEndJardo tweeted
or a wee while noo I’ve been cuttin aboot wae a stress ball on me (2021) twitter link
Spending a weekend cuttin aboot london on the tube that (2021) twitter link

Doric

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
weighin up sugar and oatmeal; cuttin ham and pittin butter intae w on page 124

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
for cuttin tee an we'll hae carvins on't on page 10

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
i er hunkie an pullin a paper cuttin oot o er purse. "Ah wis meent on page 71
e dungers; te the ceremonious cuttin an fullin o the black bogeyro on page 88

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ah lift the newspaper cuttin fae atween the pages o a foos on page 63

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
stracht te the eyn result - cuttin oot the middle maan," said Du on page 14

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
"A cuttin laif," the Horsefaal said, "I on page 55

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McDonald, Charlie Doric Scots Books an Poems, (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
ortbreed boxes wi' scraps an' cuttin's
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
e howe he cood see the fermer cuttin the hairst. Cuttin
the hairst. Cuttin
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Eck wis up at New Deer ae day cuttin a wifies girse. Jonsar wis
As Jonsar Eck worked awa cuttin the girse his mind began tae
fer feel wi a knife. He wis cuttin the binder tow a'a richt bit,
y drocht tae dry the crap for cuttin. It wis noo
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
lie back, ane o the scythemen cuttin roadies tae makk room fur the
the back park, sae he his the cuttin o't. Bit ye're the youngest q
at ye if ye made the mistak o cuttin ower Northie's grun on the wy
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Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 71 - Snuffy, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Doric, prose
bogey roll a guid blaw afore cuttin it. As faur as I kin mynd nae
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Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
fae her aapron pooch started cuttin aff the shite covered tail sa
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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
late sneddin the branches an cuttin them intae cloggies, that wiz
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Lawrie, Alistair Caw, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2020) Doric - Stonehaven, prose
her’s faither was better at cuttin thrapples than ony ither cunt
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Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
ye. Ye shoudnae forgett that cuttin oot the transport aspect is g
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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
wis sittin i da restin chair cuttin da lambs' kael, an he yokkit on page 19

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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
eadow but basically i stopped cuttin da girs, added some yellow ra(2019) search twitter

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
cuttin, i the main road, juist abuin
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@StuartPoet tweeted
the red squirrel garden clan cuttin aboot and storing out back ea (2020) twitter link

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
An cuttin. on page 14

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Or whut aboot cuttin the grass like? on page 15

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King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
can see the Townsend Thoresen cuttin a triangle in the haaf. Frae
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