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Use in varieties of Scots

knives Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.8 4.3 11.2 19.9 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences188 7 2 1 0 0
Number of authors12 5 4 2 1

Occurrences of knives in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
The Wives hae Taen the Knives on page 30

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
p aw the posters aboot gangs, knives n bullyin he could find, like on page 58

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'It's time tae get the big knives oot! on page 23

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
A hunner knives gang slice, slice, slice; on page 91
r scran! There'll be nae mair knives and forks tae pit oot on the on page 107

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The knives wir oot, they saw the chance, on page 31

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
He has the luik o knives aboot him! on page 15
He has the luik o knives aboot him, on page 35

2 matches

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 90 - The Trump, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, poetry
re nae needin clyse pegs; wir knives are aa shairp; on page 34

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Haudin forks an knives tae ett lamb cutlets on page 162

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
fit drappit frae the gutters' knives. The weemin wir booed ower a
ir booed ower a heeze o fish, knives flashin bricht in the cauld s
weel-kent skeer o surgeons an knives. He thocht quick an syne leed
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ed awa the ashets an forks an knives an tuik her cheer ower tae th
1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caw, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2020) Doric - Stonehaven, prose
es afore they’re at it like knives, ruggin at each ither’s cla
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
, soon, the clank o forks and knives ring oot their lood refrain A on page 70

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
No prayers, like half-shut knives, on page 27

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
eefy Tammy, an aksed foo mony knives his dad wir oot re-markin lug on page 73

1 matches

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