| scruff | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | |
| Number of occurrences | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Number of authors | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
hiles Thor grippit him bi the scruff o his neck wi yin michtie hau on page 14
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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
e idea that afore us poor wee scruff were gien the richt tae vote on page 32
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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Grab yir life beh thi scruff o thi neck on page 108
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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
speak the wey they spoke (the scruff). on page 5
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Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
e seen tae be spokken by a “scruff”. Mair recently, the dialec
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Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
eally want tae associate wi a scruff like masel.”
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ah’ve grabbed Craigy by the scruff ae the neck and goat ma sledg
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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
r, an he wis bein teen bi the scruff o the neck an escortit fae th on page 42
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