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Use in varieties of Scots

pole Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.5 13.3 27.2 0 17.4 21.9 4.4
Number of occurrences4825 17 0 3 2 1
Number of authors29 16 7 3 2 1

Occurrences of pole in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
rie wi the ae lamp at the Nor Pole, an his fier wi the ae lamp a on page 58

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
the kirk, wis trussed ablow a pole like a gtice an cairtit throu on page 26
sland, an his heid stuck on a pole alangside Richard Cameron's a on page 54

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
n, an it wis stuck on a great pole an paraded fer aw the Picts t on page 15

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Bonnie's built lik a clothes pole an she's always got on this m on page 16
l Jenny Lee (who's lik a bean pole) got a photie took 1n oor liv on page 169

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'We'll tak him tae the North Pole,' said Rabbit, 'because it wi on page 105

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
kickan fuck oot thi Pole on page 62
thi noerth bliddie Pole on page 63

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
bait raids, convoys tae North Pole airts sic as Roushy, raids on on page 110

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
the flaw o gases in the north pole, caused wi magnetic pairticle
e o this byordar poseetion ae pole is airtit at the Sun turn abo
ear at a time while the ither pole is in daurkness for the same.
3 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
wil’-cat, brock and tod” (pole cat, wildcat, badger and fox)
1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
e Bonny’s built lik a claes pole an she’s always got on this
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
oit at gaes bi the eik-nem “Pole Town”, an at thon time it
1 matches

Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
go near them way a 10ft barge pole, they wurr a bunch eh states,
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
clear, caller watter. A white pole rase fae the centre o it tae
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Aye an Ay, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
scliddery pole,
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
ite. This wis ran up the flag-pole in the fermhoose gairden ilka
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“With a ten-foot-pole!” Bit she did hause him, du
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
e Willile, Union Jack, Greasy Pole Banchory Boy and the Lineman (2020) search twitter
n hisself up thon greasy flag pole howpin tae be i the Cabinet?(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
a abeen his heid, atap a lang pole, there wis somethin glowin br on page 41

2 matches

Innes, Brian P. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Thochts o a Teacher, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
He hid a ten fit lang windae pole wi a cluke at een end. Noo Ji on page 51

2 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
An up a hydro pole on page 15

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Fir simthin cool, hae an ice pole on page 114

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
in oot in the ordnar wey - a pole across the back an throw the on page 13

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Wis connached bi a hydro pole."
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ked three shelts tae the drag pole an led them intae the park wi
e yalla cercle roon the claes pole far he'd peed fin he'd left t
the rodden wis the soothmaist pole, a nail on the reef o the cai
side the green wis the norlan pole, the bough o the aik that mer
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
hid tae lowp heich up ower a pole. Anely Dauvit an Johnny war
t gaed first, fleein ower the pole like a teuchit. Johnny Patter
glowered at the pole, tulk aff his new blue track
3 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
a kent I've aye needed a sexy pole dancing reindeer in ma life f(2016) search twitter

Shetland

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
rew. "We set sail fir da Nort Pole!"
1 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
waand', usually a lang bamboo pole (although I mind me Uncle Geo

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ion. I didna geng tae da Nort Pole laek a lok of fokk tink. Dere
1 matches

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
innae touch him with ma barge pole...(2020) search twitter

@Woodwinecoolers tweeted
s Offt didnae see that bloody pole (2022) twitter link

Ulster

Stewart, Kenny The Bread Van, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
An then he took a big lang pole tae pull the loaves all back
1 matches

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