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drappin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.5 26.2 22.6 0 0 10.3 22.1
Number of occurrences7251 15 0 0 1 5
Number of authors45 29 11 1 4

Occurrences of drappin in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
mither's face, like a curtain drappin doun on a stage. Thay haedna on page 24

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Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
ae hear its rush tae meet the drappin sky. on page 17

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
school wull grass yi fur name-drappin. They've git cousins galore n on page 9

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
Noo the ither wan,' she seyd, drappin the furst egg intae her peeny on page 36

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
aid the Mock Turtle, suddenly drappin his vyce; an the twae craitur on page 44

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
es urnae ticklin. His hert is drappin no lowpin. He slouches ower t on page 1

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
drappin wi rinnin myrrh. on page 11

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
posedly wyce-like fowk is jaw-drappin, as cin be clearly seen bi th on page 119

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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
ct that he wis weel-kennt fer drappin aff a bird or twa, or a wee b on page 84

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
een up tae the school an ah'm drappin it. Ah said, Ah don't underst on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
in workmates, her pals 'juist drappin in' - on page 114
ce. Yae meenit blawin an name-drappin on page 116
Ma lugs drappin lik a thrawn donkey gien on page 124

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
, skitin up intae the air and drappin back doon again. on page 86

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
a Soothron! Nanetheless, jist drappin them intae sentences, athoot on page 38

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
. 'They're that awfie guid at drappin.' on page 60
'I'm no flingin it, 'm drappin it, Heehaw,' he explained. 'A on page 92

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
t stairtit. "Aye, ye dae. I'm drappin yese aff on ma wey tae the ba on page 18

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Her strenth is drained in drappin leaves, on page 2

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Waddell, John Lallans 58 - Three Waddins and Fowr Funerals - a monologue, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
stit tae tak them aff withoot drappin them or bruisin them. A keepi on page 59

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
noo the thocht o a luver drappin by on page 14

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
aboot on the palace cushions drappin grapes intae the sailors' moo on page 41

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
the leaves drappin siller an gowd on page 21

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
id an bad an dounricht ugly!' drappin throu ma letter boax tae be r on page 132

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
irl haes resultit only in the drappin o apostrophes (as in a', fu', on page 56

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
p on last year wi twa schuils drappin oot an three new anes comin i
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
wad jalouse there wad be nae drappin aff in the pews whan thon kyt
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Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
n up tae the school an ah’m drappin it. Ah said, Ah don’t under
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Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 76 - Mither tung?, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
Conseether wir drappin birthrate, mac,
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Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
ace that, like Yeats's, comes drappin slow; the bite that disnae ga
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
er o Scottish wolves had been drappin bigstyle since 1707. By fetch
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ppin tae tell ye where ah’m drappin ye.’ Joe shouts through the
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
fur a couple ay seconds afore drappin his heid an turnin, face fron
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Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
’d been lookin oot fur him, drappin in tae The Portland regular,
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ation afore divin fearlessly, drappin like a fuckin stane, vanishin
oarin higher an higher, afore drappin it suddenly, swoopin back doo
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Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
he nick ay this?’ Joe sais, drappin a can ay ginger oan tae ma st
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
by Robertson melodramatically drappin his manilla folder oan the de
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
t intae the side ay his dial, drappin him instantaneously.
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
ae unfankle his airms withoot drappin the plate he wis haudin. ‘R
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
he parable o "a needful weeda drappin twa fardins" an explainin hou
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Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ns are fell gratefu’ for ye drappin thon hoose oan the Wicked Wit
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McKenzie, Roddy Cataracts, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2018) Central - Dundee, prose
s fae thi mills doon thi road drappin` by fur a blether. Noo wi wur
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
” she explaint, an gaed on, drappin the bravado. “Acause Ah wis
r whit Ah am,” sayed Iqbal, drappin the pretence. “Ah wirk for
r whit Ah am,” sayed Iqbal, drappin the pretence. “Ah wirk for
,” sayed Raggle eventually, drappin her hauns. “That ither ane
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
d tae equalise an the Huns ur drappin points.
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Kirk Jn, Albert Whit's For Ye'll No Gae By Ye, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
yer ilk forby yersel drappin
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@ThonJacobite tweeted
st ah had the image o' a'body drappin their breeks but apparently i (2021) twitter link
tin me the concrete shoes and drappin m(2020) search twitter

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 77 - Whaur Gadie Rins, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
riet o its tarraneesin. A was drappin wi tire tae; an, fan it becam on page 56

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Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
hat the company hid bin spied drappin aff kegs an barrels at ither on page 84

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
o the kitchen curtins, er moo drappin open es she saa Nellie git oo on page 27

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
oun o Sandy's voice, her face drappin fin she saa fit he wis weerin on page 27

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ot him an saw e walthy chiels drappin their siller intill e collect on page 114

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Min, ye've bin an orra quine, drappin yer knickers doon. on page 144

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
-fleer windae. A wis aweers o drappin e wecht o't e laist fyow inch on page 27

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
e rael bonnie!" ery't Ailice, drappin the baa o wou tae clap her ha on page 12

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Shepherd, Robbie Harknin tae the braw souns, (John Benjamin 2000) Doric, newspaper
bide within a club's budget, drappin twa o's band that he relies o
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
e like you ay hodgin aboot an drappin ma worsit'.
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Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
ithoot hames daes seem tae be drappin, an mair an mair fowk ar daei
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
ts. Darkness. Firstborn loons drappin doon deid... And we thoucht w
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
her legs and eventually near drappin reached the burn. She entered
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
e scientists niver saw Kirsty drappin back
, gowd, siller yalla an fite, drappin frae their dowps.
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Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
neira’s land, trees’ll be drappin thair fruit, an fowk’ll sti
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Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
aid the Mock Turtle, suddenly drappin haes voice; an the twa creatu on page 99

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
saen thïs puir weeda wumman drappin ïn twa pennies. "A'm tellin on page 105

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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Whin we were drappin' praties in the wee mossy fie on page 3

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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
A'm jist drappin ye a wee line tae thenk ye fu on page 26

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