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sneck Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.2 16 4.8 29.8 17.4 54.7 0
Number of occurrences4430 3 3 3 5 0
Number of authors27 18 2 2 1 4

Occurrences of sneck in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
e daein o't, an she kent thon sneck wadna be drawn again. on page 27

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
im. 'Here, mak yersel yaisfu, sneck me aff a bit lint aboot the s on page 36

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
is quartert, then rin back an sneck the hut door at his back. on page 86

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Turnin the sneck oan thaur backs wi a sigh, on page 24

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Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
h hum Ah hud tae git heem tae sneck the windae efter aw, iz the h on page 78
ke no twa lue-seek bairns. Ah sneck the windae an rin tae the doo on page 81

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
him oot, an as he liftit the sneck there cam whustlin roun the d on page 81

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
riever, thon sneck-drawer, thon scaffer, staundi on page 115
surprise, fund it wis aff the sneck. He gaed in. on page 221

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Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
There is nae need tae sneck the gate. on page 202

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
He leaned forrit tae sneck the door, and the Baudelaire on page 24
e room. Violet heard the lock sneck ahint him, and then listened on page 126

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
or gaed tae wrack, tae harry, sneck - on page 71

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
r me tae clash the caur door, sneck the yett lood, an walk up the on page 125

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
wis plain is Lang Meg's lang sneck thit Ella wis gittin the waur on page 67

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Landles, William Lallans 73 - Welcome, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
The inn-man, easin the sneck, on page 57

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
wi thinning hair an a brukken sneck an tho it wis a wheen o years on page 19

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
haund an tippit the end o hes sneck wi ae finger. Wullie lukked u
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
denin graith. Mary luftit the sneck an steppit intae the shed, ti
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ices is that, wi juist the ae sneck, uisers allous Google ingaith
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Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
r me tae clash the caur door, sneck the yett lood, an walk up the
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
syne turned the sneck an opened wide
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
aws. The door wis aye aff the sneck an we wad rin ben the sculler
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
Hearin the sneck on the neebor’s yett, Mrs L
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Eunson, Catherine Freude, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
and the sneck neither faistened on the yett
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Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
as he raxed oot his haun tae sneck up the bawbee. But afore his
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Kirk Jn, Albert Tae Ilka Scots Makar an Scriever, (twitter.com 2022) Central, poetry
Sae sneck up yer geggie an gromish yer
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Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
Insteid, Finlay propones The Sneck, a mair true-tae-modren speec
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Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ly tae the door an liftit the sneck. On the landin stuid a white
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Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ye, "Awa an nae buther ma, e sneck's on e door for e nicht, wir on page 99

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
bby like ghaists, lifitit the sneck on the door cannie, cannie, c
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
the sneck. If Tommy didna wint him onym
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Orkney

Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
ink I canna hear him lift the sneck, on page 42

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
on the deck o a cell. Sheu'd sneck the laser an dirl wi the new on page 30

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Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
fu) canon o Scots steid o the sneck vernaclar hir mither spok dou
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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
da Dore Holm oppens on da sneck on page 34
I sneck da door, lay by da images, da on page 37
da sneck raised only bi a holy haand? on page 44

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Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
yince thay tirlit on yer door-sneck on page 137

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Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
ter glee, At thon pair's fly 'sneck-drawin', on page 211

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Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
eidit fur ma bed. I heard the sneck o the door click ablow, as I
I hear the sneck lift doon ablow. Fitstaps on
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@StuartPoet tweeted
weel Ah mind Ah've gress tae sneck! As guid but. Howp yer weel.(2020) search twitter

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