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Use in varieties of Scots

rubbed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.4 12.9 15.1 29.8 5.8 10.3 13.3
Number of occurrences4325 10 3 1 1 3
Number of authors29 18 4 3 1 1 2

Occurrences of rubbed in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
The Gryphon sat up an rubbed its eyes: then 1t watched the on page 92

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
feel affy guid either, sae I rubbed ma een, streitched an strauch on page 54

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
front o the gowden lines. Tam rubbed his een an looked again: the on page 48

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
The Gryphon sat up an rubbed its een: then it watched efte on page 44

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
ing his aix at ony chiel that rubbed him up the wrang wey, an Cher on page 26

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'Fuckin wee slapper.' Dick rubbed the cheeks ae his bum. Gied h on page 1

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
The douce ex-leftie With well-rubbed belly on page 58

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
sat doon in his armchair and rubbed his haunds thegether and spok on page 44

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Near twa pound ten? I rubbed my e'en, on page 31

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
Beek rubbed the back o his craigie wi a m on page 21

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ver slots simultaneously. She rubbed hur hands together. They roll on page 31
s when she saw ma jaicket. Ah rubbed ma hauns over its mink collar on page 54
Stella Marie rubbed hur guid relationship wi hur on page 80

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
some o these lessons must hae rubbed aff on tae me cause tae my Mi on page 120

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
wis gey forfochen gin he had rubbed doun the big stallion, gied h on page 17

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Yin rubbed a neb alang his wing. on page 7

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Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo's Wean, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303425) Central - Glasgow, weans
Big G scratched iz napper, an rubbed at iz jaw. on page 6

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
heid, lauched is the kittlin rubbed itself alang her fingers. She
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Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
e hem o yer coat was weet and rubbed the backs o yer knees.
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Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ly full dark broon mane. They rubbed heids in greeting, the equiva
Shug rubbed his heid against Dave’s by
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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
ho even knows any mair?’ He rubbed his temples, then his eyes.
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astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
s true fyr it.” Auld Donald rubbed his hoarns. “Ye must look t
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Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
his glesses on his lang nose, rubbed his hauns an gied a wee keckl
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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ndae, pulld back the curtain, rubbed a hole in the fogged gless wi on page 29

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
E Gryphon sat up an rubbed ids eyes: then id watched e Q on page 90

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
creepin in at the windae. Ah rubbed mi een, an looked roon. An th
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Kerr, Oliwia, Sarah and Amber Fiona and the Ring, (Scots Hoose 2017) Doric, weans
rkly. Fiona took the ring and rubbed it so as tae see it sparkle a
mither telt her that when she rubbed the ring it wid grant her any
When Fiona rubbed this ane it granted her three
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Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
He stood back and rubbed his chin and athoot sayin ony
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
odd years as the skin grafts rubbed raw ower half his body. No th
ot lassie!” said she as she rubbed atween Lizzie’s shooders. B
Lizzie yawned an rubbed her een sayin it wiz the best
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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
When he rubbed twa sticks taegither fur a fl on page 44

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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
e Scottish music scene. Hid's rubbed aff on me an is A''ve gotten on page 48

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
illed the horizon. I blinked, rubbed me eyes and lukked again. Hid on page 14

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Shetland

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
k rubber boots. Da haandle is rubbed smooth, made fae a saft, ligh
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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Th Gryphon sat up an rubbed eets eyes: then eet looked at on page 92

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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
a bowl, dipped a cloot in an rubbed on some Lifebuoy soap. on page 17
ssessed the thirteen boxes an rubbed hir hans thegither tae remuiv on page 57

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Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
The Gryphon sut up an rubbed its een: thin it waatcht the on page 93

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