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Use in varieties of Scots

rattle Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.9 12.9 10.6 9.9 5.8 20.7 8.9
Number of occurrences3825 7 1 1 2 2
Number of authors30 17 7 1 1 2 2

Occurrences of rattle in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ourin pool-she could hear the rattle ae the teacups as the Merch H on page 122

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Robson, Frances Lallans 82 - The Locomotive, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
t-a-tat, rat-a-tat, rat-a-tat rattle! on page 30

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ndin music they're playin. Ah rattle their door an wait. Then wait on page 31

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
bourin puil-she cuid hear the rattle o teacups as the Mairch Mauki on page 44

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
rie noise. It wis lik a daith rattle comin oot the derkness ayont on page 26

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
comfy. Probably best tae jist rattle through these and get it ower on page 1

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
or buggerin auld boiler would rattle. on page 50

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
whit it wis because it didnae rattle when ah shook it an it didnae on page 43
oot aw the other weans wi his rattle. Ah laughed when ma ma said t on page 169

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Keepin time wi a tuim rattle in yer kist on page 125

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
ther stomp, stomp, stomp an a rattle o chains an the key turnin. T on page 29

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
iein him a pair o castanets. "Rattle them at the craws and ye'll d on page 28
oos that were nae mair than a rattle o bovine banes. Their milk wi on page 42

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
xed oot fir hes cup jist as a rattle cam frae the letterbox. He ri on page 18

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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Rattle upon the windae pane.
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Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
awndin there shakin’ like a rattle snake, he replied wi a squeak
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
The rattle ay the Venetian blinds in the
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Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ah’d huv the brass neck tae rattle the guy’s dough an no gie h
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
They made sure tae rattle ma heid aff the door an waws
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
The metallic rattle ay an empty can rollin alang
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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
breeze set quaking-grass tae rattle and dirl. But Ailsa wis numb
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Facebook link ( 2021) Central
Ah’m nae tryin tae rattle onybudy’s cage jist sayin i

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
ot mair aboot im. Ah'd baitur rattle ee's cage. (Soond o knockin o on page 40

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Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Iss place isnae big enuch for the baith o us , (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
me, hysterical wae yer death-rattle-hum on page 78

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
it's jist me - left aleen te rattle aboot in ess muckle hoose aat on page 22

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
hbouran pool-she could hear e rattle o e teacups as e March Hare a on page 120

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
re a windae there that didnae rattle fearfully in the worst winds on page 118

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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
golden dulcet timbre? She kin rattle ma' cochlea ony time!(2015) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
Dissapintin when ye rattle the biscuit tin n ye jist hea(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
magpie rattle, needle claas on page 10

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Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
in da girs, added some yellow rattle, sat back and enjoyed my mess(2019) search twitter

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
yellow-rattle an buttercups; on page 155

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Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
eborin pool-she could hear th rattle o th teacups as th Mairch Har on page 123

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Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
rin pool - shae cud hear the rattle o the taycups es the March Ha on page 124

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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
whin they hear the owl drums rattle; on page 44

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