A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of howkin in Corpus

Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
heels in the sea, some bairns howkin in the saun wi widden spades, on page 20

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Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 2 - Editorial: A Twa Wey Street, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, prose
. Nor yersel, maist like. The howkin oot o faithless yird, the lay on page 3

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
trang lad an mair uise tae us howkin sods here wi Dauvit, John an on page 53

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
uckle bag o tattie crisps and howkin the stuff oot in haundfus, "W on page 96

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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
s man. Nou ae day Geordie wis howkin oot a new grave in the Howff on page 108
iewey he wis doun in the hole howkin awa when twa, three yung rasc on page 109

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
uld earn a few bawbees wis by howkin the snaw aff the streets. But on page 46
une. Aw day lang, he had been howkin the snaw aff the streets. on page 57
n wi pleisure. 'I made her by howkin oot the inside o a massive bi on page 92

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Wee Grumphie wis thrang, howkin a wee hole in the grund ootsi on page 53
gie ye three guesses, Rabbit. Howkin holes in the grund? Wrang. Lo on page 90

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
scart-scart-scartin o shools howkin intae the earth. on page 16
nd aw fower o the bairns were howkin thegither. Their front legs w on page 18
and Boonce and Beek were aye howkin. They'd howked oot a hole tha on page 20
'Because it means mair howkin and we're nane o on page 35
They warsled on wi the howkin a lang, lang while. They didn on page 38
Also on pages 44, 46, 447, 50, 58, 60
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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
and for howkin oot his son, the keys and the on page 25

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
huntit ivvery inch o the raw, howkin amang stanes an lang gress. T on page 69

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Lewis. Suin oor Leodhasach is howkin glaur oot o the auld faimilie on page 91

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
or doun i the grun howkin pitts,
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
innermaist saicrets o sellin. Howkin that gowden mine o informatio
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
™s oneste naitur let him frae howkin
wesna beisie brunnin lyme or howkin stane fur the wark. The
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
s is raised anent research an howkin heuchs for tae hoise naitral
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
aboot the effecks o shale-ile howkin. Sae it seems claer at the’
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Us bairns aa haed a shottie o howkin oot the inside o the neep wi
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
estaiblishment that keeps on howkin up thon same auld tattie.
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Kay, Billy Time for Reflection, (archive2021.parliament.scot 2022) Central, government
Ye wull be howkin as weel fae a gowden seam in
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@billykayscot tweeted
owk. I wis oot in the gairden howkin weeds rakin leaves an cowpin (2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
folk refer tae them as tattie-howkin or tattie-pickin holidays in (2019) twitter link
The tattie-howkin holidays are nearly here! Dae (2018) twitter link
schuil term! Enjoy yer tattie-howkin hoalidays. https://t.co/8iDGF (2017) twitter link

Doric

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
ach in the hoose watchin fowk howkin amon aal ruins? Yer Mither wi on page 94

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
fur an argy-bargy. The tattie-howkin wisna tae stert at Steeny's,
leggit at her faither's feet, howkin the intimmers ooto her Hallow
meenit, fur it wis hard wirk howkin oot a Halloween neep.
ous styte an anely tholed the howkin o the neep an the dookin fur
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
an aw day Friday gin A wasnae howkin for wurms, polishing up ma
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Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
through the baa-pit, randomly howkin up baas in the hope een o the
ou’re trailing aifter them, howkin yer t-shirt sleeve doon ower
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Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
corner, a finger up his nose howkin for snotters sayin, “If I c
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
, in a neuk o the tattie park howkin at a young tattie wi her dein
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@d_anderson878 tweeted
It's the howkin o the intimmers thit A cannae(2020) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
you, you'll be up for a wik o howkin tatties fir mi jist afore hea(2019) search twitter
be traipsin back ti meldrum. Howkin through I dreels. He kens far(2019) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
, the times that oor poets ar howkin thairsels. on page 5

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Ulster