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shanks Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.6 31.9 17.6 9.9 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences7360 11 1 0 0 1
Number of authors26 21 3 1 1

Occurrences of shanks in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
lion pit his tail atween his shanks and skelped aff intae the bus on page 19

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 83 - Phantasmagoria, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Her shanks no lissom, on page 71

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
e fur the Azzy boy. Sah, it's shanks' fuckin pony. A'm trekkin doo on page 38

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ablow her oxter, wi its lang shanks hingin doun, but juist as she on page 44

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 59 - In Dispraise o Eden, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
On jagless shanks, wi gowdilocks, on page 91

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
weys. Whitever gangs upon twa shanks is an enemy. Whitever gangs u on page 6

4 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
mmin, tholin lang, nae wabbit shanks on page 34
mmin, tholin lang, nae wabbit shanks on page 40
it shoogles its shanks An sterts wigglin its heid. on page 66

5 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
inewy wrists and great muckle shanks. She looked as if she could b on page 76

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Auld Shanks ill mak share o a spare bed on page 70

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
wis! Her fizzog and hauns and shanks and craigie, in fact the skin on page 110
wis a tottie pair o shanks and a tottie pair o airms sti on page 112
a muckle fat craitur wi short shanks, and she wis pechin like a rh on page 123
is airms aroond Granda Jock's shanks and hung on ticht. on page 139
s hingin on tae Granda Jock's shanks again and Mr Wonka wis haudin on page 163

6 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Alex Shanks on page 64

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
wis an afte tone buddie. Her shanks were that cutty she had tae h on page 5
R REMOVER. SLAISTER IT ON YER SHANKS, it said, AND KEEP IT ON YE F on page 21
BOAK, SAIR NEBS, SHOOGLIE SHANKS, BUBBLYJOCKITIS, EGG TRAUCHLE on page 28
aty ran alang the backs o his shanks. It wis wunnerfu tae staund t on page 33
he middle pairt o Granme. Her shanks were in the room ablow, her h on page 48
Also on pages 82, 87
13 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
nd prood-lookin, wi his fower shanks up in the air, Heehaw cam oot on page 90

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Frae shanks o gress waxt hale an fere, on page 36
On jagless shanks, wi gowdilocks, on page 52

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 59 - In Dispraise o Eden, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
On jagless shanks, wi gowdilocks, on page 91

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Monument, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
And cockit on his bed wi his shanks fauldit til his chin, on page 100

1 matches

McGibbon, Joe Lallans 73 - Feyther Langshanks Blues, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
gin aroun ma bedlicht; eneuch shanks for twa, on page 116

1 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
hile he streekit oot his lang shanks as if wi
1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
he bone works an the Armitage Shanks urinal factory where ma granp
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
hained hir shanks frae jaks an pirks as shae ra
skrankie shanks.
the erss o a grumphie, the shanks o a puddok, an the heid o a c
3 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
-thrawn whins waffing runkelt shanks abuin the heich waa: a dunk c
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
For wi yer lang an limber shanks
s tae me, wi strang an limber shanks,
ird-like beasts wi yaird-lang shanks?
3 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Frozen on his shanks!
Bit a, wi’ shanks fu’ tichtly crossed,
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
place, an the crampin o thair shanks. Than there wis a crump o fui
chaffit an flexit thair dowf shanks back intae motion, vyces crie
2 matches

Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
ll neist ye sit Jack, ease ma shanks,
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit's For Ye'll No Gae By Ye, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
bootin yer shanks, duntin yer heid,
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
her load o sheep an cauves’ shanks, heids an offal wis timmd int
1 matches

@GMacminto tweeted
nourin C. Langton): An eemock shanks alang the trail seestem shawn (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ves - mutual respect fae the shanks n frank (2021) twitter link

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 77 - Whaur Gadie Rins, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
afore. In fack, as ma bairn's shanks warslet up its heather-happit on page 55

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
ir, sae dwaible was he on his shanks; but eence in the hoose, Zand on page 30

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
e twa cuttie ferlies they caa shanks?" crawed the Sea Carline. "I on page 120
iller tailie, bit noo she had shanks and could walk. on page 122

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ail. Her jaw wis squar an her shanks war lang an sturdy. Isie, tho
Langlegs an crookit shanks.
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ir powe an his skinnymalinkie shanks, aa barkit wi glaur an scurls
1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - A Wird i Yer Lug, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
awye else. We aa hiv airms an shanks bit Nor-easters hiv gairdies
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
lang a bench. Puir Dauvit’s shanks war sae lang, he luikit like
ast, an kickit her fower pink shanks in the air wi a gledsome grum
2 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
istly explored knocks, braes, shanks, heughs, haughs, mires, dubs (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ld a favour and just stick to Shanks's mare." on page 8

1 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
The blae-white shanks heech-kickin, on page 15

1 matches

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