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peel Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.7 14.4 16.6 29.8 5.8 0 4.4
Number of occurrences4428 11 3 1 0 1
Number of authors29 18 7 2 1 1

Occurrences of peel in Corpus

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Central

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
grabbin the pot ay stovies an peel the clingfilm aff it, settin on page 10

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Cairns, Pauline Lallans 83 - Boeuf Bourguignon, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
*A guid wye tae peel these is tae steep them in a on page 69

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
lk oot the strae mattrass, an peel their stalks wi care tae mak on page 56

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ma skin is almost startin tae peel oaff. And then suddenly, righ on page 147

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
n. It's no as if they had tae peel me aff the flair, ah said try on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
blossom and caramel and lemon peel... on page 71

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ear ye - 'It's guid tho, tae peel the sponduliks aff o a big fa on page 106

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
APPLED CUDDIE SHOULD SOOK YIN PEEL TWICE A DAY. on page 28
T, AND GRUMPHIE GRUE. GIE YIN PEEL PER DAY. IN FELL SAIR CASES T on page 30

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Cameron, Peter Lallans 58 - The Cornfields o Lowdie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
And then they gie me thon peel. Juist a wee sweetie - and i on page 47

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
y stickit poems on the wuiden peel aroun the new biggin i Embro' on page 123

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
As I wyle an I wash an I peel them
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
pleasure ae watchin dead skin peel away fae the backs ae yir hee
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Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
It’s no as if they had tae peel me aff the flair, ah said try
make a joke ae it, Get it … peel me aff –
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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
A strang peel-touer, he thinks, but jist a
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Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
ile A wis dain' ri carvin'. A peel't wan e' rem wee mini Maratho
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Peel Off Dreadin' - Nerve Shreadi
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Lehane, Matt Hush Nou, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
div yow ken johnnie peel...
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
gh. There wis a gowf o orange peel, an motes o stoor wis lit up
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Wur peepers wur peel't fur wyes tae make money
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Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
grabbin the pot ay stovies an peel the cling-film aff it, settin
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Kirk Jn, Albert Wur Empire's Guid, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Ye ken the ferlie o a peel
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McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
h the Drum an up taewards the Peel Glen. As Drumchapel wis goin
Jimmie's van left the Peel Glen an headit through the Bl
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@raiphsays tweeted
rubble, vo.. bit mibbe ye cud peel it aff afor embdy see it?(2020) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
the shops. Ah play it cool an peel back the corner o the wrappin on page 97

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
ther opened his moo, bung't a peel at his face Sweel't it doon w on page 15

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McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
a cyanide peel on page 74

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"It's mebbe a blue peel Ah'm needin," he said, takkin on page 9

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
escription fir the magic blue peel." on page 48
? Ye're aat miserable, ye cud peel an orange in yer pooch; fin y on page 81

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
An deep an deeper grew the peel,
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
' Bit Miss Vining sugared the peel, an telt the wee thing tae be
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
like a hail o explodin orange peel. Her nails war the same colou
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@fittiecrooners tweeted
Now asking me tae peel the tatties and wash the veg!(2016) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
y Looks like yon anti malaria peel he professed tae takin hisnae(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Peel, cloves an ginger aal precise on page 116

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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
peel efter peel, on page 58

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
in he slippit da peerie white peel under his tongue. He wis nivv on page 60

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Ulster

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
Gary was first tae peel back his seaweed. ‘Ha ha! G
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