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Use in varieties of Scots

dogs Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.9 8.5 33.6 39.7 5.8 10.9 0
Number of occurrences4316 21 4 1 1 0
Number of authors32 14 12 4 1 1

Occurrences of dogs 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

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
When dogs stravaig miles oan stilts on page 35
dogs o heiven cuid stir up the De' on page 45

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
e be bribed tae act as rinnin dogs o development - aw they need on page 90

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
them wi wan big poster ae the dogs fae A Hunner an Wan Dalmatian on page 169

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
gare hus gone further cae the dogs over the past few years."Almo on page 30

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
from the fields behind Five Dogs on page 11

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Throw his son ti the dogs. on page 35

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
an stray dogs, howlin in a pack,
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
r Brithers parody o Reservoir Dogs. Comin the ither wey, an auld
1 matches

Sutherland, Hope Twa sisters, een room, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Buckie, prose
e it. Well for ma sister it's dogs. So withoot even thinkin aboo
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
with the ban on hunting with dogs in Scotland. Of course I wis
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
It wis braw tae see Old Blind Dogs and Dannsa dae rare turns tha
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
g... us locals canna walk oor dogs or sit at the shore, that is (2020) search twitter
ur stick can come up and walk dogs or send the hauflin to do it!(2020) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
e an EU left after the EU Top Dogs have made Eur0peans suffer an (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
id a might add lol - walk ur dogs at the costa del sol doon at (2021) twitter link

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 77 - Whaur Gadie Rins, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
sic snype was tried on e gun-dogs, faa were, nae dout, abeen si on page 55
is faimily were lang awa; the dogs an their criv, the muckle she on page 56

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
shook his heid We've bikes an dogs o ilka breed It's marvellous on page 15

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
a dae the pools. An bettin on dogs or horses, or even Fix the Ba on page 72

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
es wi a kind o ranks, sniffer dogs, the lot. You
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
like een o yon game dogs that pinted oot tae the gamie
ba an he ordered a hunner hot dogs (which were
2 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
if I wis her, given half the dogs let loose by her neighbours o
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
law an that law regardin mad dogs. His intention wiz tae get th
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
it cats, an ithers didna like dogs, sae his sheen jist barked at
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
ides companion an assistance #dogs fur veterans wi PTSD in the S(2019) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
Hot Dogs Fae Foggie https://t.co/QRYYI(2019) search twitter
Dater And fa actually let yon dogs oot?(2020) search twitter
t snacks fan oot wakkin their dogs. Weel ats fit some chiel felt(2020) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
@NatalieAHood Chilli cheese dogs fur dener(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
tae pit flags oot & mak sure dogs washed(2017) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
r Holden HQ panel Van was the dogs danglies.(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Ah'm the wan you set the dogs on and I think that wis most on page 83

1 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
de the toon hall whar all the dogs stop fur a pees fairly dried on page 86

1 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Bell bottoms - 'Sea Dogs' in denim blue on page 42

1 matches

Mainland, Marlene Home Truths, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
Shi's geen tae whar the good dogs go, bairn.
1 matches

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
ekkers, a bonxie and 2 collie dogs joined me on my West Voe wand(2013) search twitter

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
els fur the keeper’s huntin dogs. The naem Anderson o
1 matches

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