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Use in varieties of Scots

oxter Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.3 15.9 13.6 9.9 17.4 10.3 17.7
Number of occurrences4931 9 1 3 1 4
Number of authors31 19 5 1 2 1 3

Occurrences of oxter in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
tit bi producin fae unner his oxter a huge letter, nearly as big on page 55

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
unkie drew oot frae ablow his oxter a muckle letter, near as big on page 44

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
icht air settled in under his oxter whaur Clair hud no lang since on page 1

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
d squashed unner sum gadgie's oxter, stuck in a traffic jam oan t on page

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Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
yir oxter. on page 187

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ms tae be scraitchin his left oxter. Oniewey Jock wis a weelkeent on page 91

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
An oxter fae an oxter stew, on page 133

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
d wi the rollinpeen ablow her oxter, she walked awa across the la on page 70

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
an oxter on page 71

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
unin thare wi his heid in his oxter, scunnert. A think that wis t on page 125

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
uld cairry a tiger unner each oxter and gie a haill airmy o sodge on page 3

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
er stiddy grup alow the man's oxter, Ah wis puggled bi the fecht on page 17

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Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Gentlemen of the road, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
an a cane unner ma oxter, gollerin:
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
e hole in the coat aneath the oxter, an' hung them a' afore the f
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Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
unin thare wi his heid in his oxter, scunnert. I think that wis t
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
oxter an harled him awaw up the bra
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
outer), hallion, hoke (howk), oxter, scunder (seeminly hypercorre
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
he wee beast’s heid ablo ma oxter, an wi a haund wagglin in the
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
s a bonny meenit, he taks her oxter an draws her forrit aff the w
staps twa o them in Davie’s oxter. “You pit thame up this ver
2 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
rain, ba’ tucked ablow his oxter, then reluctantly went tae ji
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
n debate throu Inglis for tae oxter wi the new principles o Sooth
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
o campaign materials unner ma oxter. She wis staunnin at a bus st
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Left us on oxter-staffs, eesicht is wrackt;
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@billykayscot tweeted
A lot waur than gettin yer oxter kittled, tho, is gettin yerse(2020) search twitter

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
akkin the braes in a luveless oxter an wull geese wadgin northart on page 3

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
eeth; breath like a gorilla's oxter an mair lines oan yer aul fiz on page 12
ay 'Flooer o Scotland' oan is oxter wi is han. on page 36

2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
the hall wi a oxter o green leaves an, fowk jist
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
he tuckit his wife aneth his oxter. 'Or he widna be sae keen tae
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
he sclims wi a coconut in her oxter. Jist as weel, fur aa in a br
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
umpin saire, richt up tae the oxter. Ye gin still see
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
a lang gun stappit aneth his oxter. Hallierackit screiched a war
chocolates stappit aneth her oxter.
2 matches

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Me Right Oxter on page 107

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
omfortable enyoch anunder her oxter, wi his legs hingin doon, but on page 83
ö snuggit him up anunder her oxter, so as he soodna win awa agee on page 87

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
I dicht anunder ee oxter on page 109

1 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
Yince, pipes ablo his oxter on page 136

1 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Wae mae ash plant unner mae oxter on page 13
Wae mae ash plant unner mae oxter on page 14

2 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Wee Joe wus oxter-cogglet oot, an telt no tae l on page 4

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@the_gellick tweeted
he yin ancestor- Oul English: oxter's fae that, no Gaelic @Us_Iri (2016) twitter link

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