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Use in varieties of Scots

pourin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.5 10.8 1.5 0 0 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences2421 1 0 0 1 1
Number of authors19 16 1 1 1

Occurrences of pourin in Corpus

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Central

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
wis gaein on, bluid pourin frae his shooder an bibblin o on page 59

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
he went on greitin awfy sair, pourin oot gallons o tears, till the on page 16

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ehind fae last weekend. Efter pourin masself a gless, ah raise it on page 18

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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Walkin fae the station in the pourin rain on page 99

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
mare jist fuckin waitin come pourin oot mah gub. Some sick comes on page 2

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ird. His een starin, an sweit pourin doun his brou, he skittert th on page 66
ame! His cen starin, an sweit pourin doun his brou, he skittert th on page 69

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
e sink fer a flask an started pourin black tea intae a stained an on page 23

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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
the bricht lemes wes pourin onti the machine. Bot naethin
1 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
ght trickles ae rain were noo pourin doon. It wis quiet, aw except
1 matches

Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
hame. He wiz sat there in the pourin rain pissed aff, since he jus
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
efter sic a miserable week o pourin rain, there wis still a muckl
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McKillop, Roger The Flemings o’ Dalnoid, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
while they are lookin' up I'm pourin' water doon the funnel.) Grea
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
e the flyin’ vitriol. Steam pourin’ oot his ears, Callum turne
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McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Yin Friday it wis pourin’ doon, A thocht, “Nae Bar
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
orward, grabbin the boatle an pourin another big measure.
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
s. The sauns ay time huv been pourin through the ooir-gless since
it a wee bit ay maintenance, pourin a wee tate ay petrol oot the
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
n transplant at last, by pour-pourin upon his hurdies the oil o ha
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Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
ugs of tea, sayin rosaries an pourin oot glasses of whisky for men
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
k the cars n trains n buses r pourin intae edinburgh - the suns o (2020) twitter link

Doric

Benzie, Lesley Tales Fae The Doric Side - Pictur o Misery, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
fa feign interest in pourin ile on page 68

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Southern

@cammyrudkin tweeted
@darrinrobson10 Stop pourin drinks ower yir heed #moonman(2012) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
n makin breakfast"? she akst, pourin wairm watter intae the taypot on page 10

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