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Use in varieties of Scots

hooves Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.5 4.3 14.4 0 0 10.9 8.8
Number of occurrences208 9 0 0 1 2
Number of authors8 4 2 1 1

Occurrences of hooves 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

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
the broo an the hooves ma graith. on page 65

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
an flailed alang the grun as hooves threshed the air in their dai on page 37
t reared an lasheg vot wi its hooves. It's rider, wi nae reins tae on page 38
ater they heard the clatter o hooves, the jangle o bits, an the cl on page 52
ns.. ." There wis a clatter o hooves ootby as Billy's pownie skiti on page 76

4 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An hark! the thunner o his hooves.
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
finally A heard the clip o’ hooves an’ muffled conversation, a
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
the reins o his powney as its hooves skitit on the wat causey stan
1 matches

Doric

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
An hooves for feet on baith yer legs - on page 13
His hooves they clattered on thi grun, on page 17

4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
uttit roadie worn roch bi the hooves o kye an horse that ran atwee
muckle black Deil cockin his hooves in the moo o a cave sae near.
immerin snaa. Tibby sherpened hooves tho, held firm on the skyty i
innie, Daisy wi heich steppin hooves an a blaik star on her broo,
the steeny road wi his muckle hooves. The grieve maun hae harnesse
5 matches

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
or hooves that gallop this wey. on page 161

1 matches

Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Hooves ir fit fae roughest groond, on page 45
Wi hooves, an horns, an bearded chin on page 47

2 matches

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