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Use in varieties of Scots

poker Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.1 7.7 10.6 0 5.8 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences2615 7 0 1 1 2
Number of authors21 12 5 1 1 2

Occurrences of poker in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
got oot o her bed, liftin the poker that she'd brocht up frae the on page 11

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Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
an he wid mak a poker for her fireside. on page 22

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
them: like, that a reid-hoat poker'll burn ye if ye haud it too on page 13

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
n eternal jabbin wi a rid het poker.' on page 49

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
tight-mouthed bitch wae black poker-straight on page 49

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
het airn tull the shape o the poker-pynt is tae yer likin. A'm ow on page 22

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
learnt thaim: like, a rid-het poker will burn ye gin ye haud it o on page 13
n the babby-the fire-tongs an poker an shuil cam furst; then a sh on page 44

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"Poker" ah tell him, deadpan, and ad on page 74

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
The mither grabbed a poker fae the ingle. The faither to on page 39
s though it wis fae a rid-hot poker. Miss Trunchbull never walked on page 61

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
wis wearin it doon an it wis poker straight bar some random curl on page 37

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
cht she'd swallaed a reid-het poker the wey she took aff fae that on page 40

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Poker-gizz an tacket tung, freit on page 19

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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
hae tae jist pit oan ma best poker face and lie straight through
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Doric

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
in hid made him as sharp as a poker player. "Ye're needin some ex on page 94

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ned them: such as, a reid-hot poker will burn ee if ee howld id t on page 12

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
e hearth. The braiss tings an poker stood in the coal skuttle, al
d it ower the table, tings an poker, coal scuttle, an a hantle it
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
the coals a rummle up wi the poker wi the hope that she micht ge
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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
em: for example, at a rid-hot poker'll burn you if you hadd on ta on page 13

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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ght thum: lik, that a red-hot poker wull burn ee if ee haud eet t on page 12

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Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
im: the lik o, that a red-het poker wull burn yae if yae howl it on page 13

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Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
o the day ye were stiff as a poker but as the hours wore on
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