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wire Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.9 17 31.7 79.5 17.4 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences6733 21 8 3 1 1
Number of authors42 22 9 6 3 1 1

Occurrences of wire in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
e mair than a puckle strips o wire. That's nae use at aw when it on page 6

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
tae be fair tae the wee guy. Wire strength or suhin they call i on page 13

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
he hauchles hissell ower the wire, no carin hoo he faws oantae on page 1

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
oot, guid stuff which will re-wire yer heid an' gie ye pure stoa on page

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ntroduction before ah sharply wire in. on page 53
night ah wanted tae watch The Wire and we ended up watchin Sex a on page 137

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ool on the end o a lang bit o wire, and the papper birls it roon on page 104

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
hey then go wheechin doon the wire that leads richt intae the ba on page 144

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
mebody had pushed an electric wire through the dowper o the chai on page 39

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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
Curtains saggin on a wire on page 79

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Wire in/Get tore in/Fill yer buits on page 35

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
I stared through the wire fence. The chickens cluck-clu on page 72
The next ane bounced aff the wire an aabody gasped. Wi his yin on page 94

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
and ye pushed it through the wire and brocht it doon tae the fl on page 133

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
entins, there wis a wee bit o wire tae hing aff the hook. She st on page 116

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'Mon you and wire in,' ah say tae Cathy. on page 77

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
As wire-baned casten coffin wreaths, on page 3
Teemin alang the wire, on page 56

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Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo's Wean, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303425) Central - Glasgow, weans
rs are jaggy like auld barbed wire." on page 7

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Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
n aboot thir taps. They a hid wire hanles wi a widden pirn like
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McPartlin, John Lallans 70 - The Primped Skull, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
ower Drummossie’s wire-trap heather,
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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
ors like tunnels, vaultin the wire fences, hingin fae the drying
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Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
ot it before ye got intae The Wire. It's mood-music for the expr
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
y them oot ma waiy, intae the wire mesh fence ay the warehoose.
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
aboot mental, flyin intae the wire mesh ay their cages. The hen
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
aundart an the pawkie taigelt wire seetiations caused bi Big Jes
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McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
d by the victim releasing the wire, clappin’ his han’s tae h
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
€˜ . . . he wis a fuckin live-wire an aw.’ he flings the gram
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
-on-chips? Ah - some bits of wire and rubber tubing! And ... sm
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@raiphsays tweeted
@DeMcbot A wid wire intae at..(2020) search twitter
@MrMalky A wid wire intae at... a hink a member e(2020) search twitter
! Spider aw go doon reddy tae wire in, en go strate bak up agen!(2020) search twitter

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
But on a wire Bob took is tae on page 15

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Abel, Charlie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
unkits. Cooking wis deen on a wire grate ower a wee fire, an' we on page 25

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
teen anither counter ower at wire on page 10

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
he cud aet an aipple throwe a wire fince." on page 57
id Beldie, rattlin throwe the wire hingers. "Ere's naebody here on page 69

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
doon an pickit up Willie, the wire-haired Terrier. "Willie's gau on page 25
speth, handin ower a bottle o wire. "Thunks so much fir the invi on page 27
nivver ower late an, fitivver wire baith lookin fir, wi' ll find on page 46
rewid, cairts, posts an palin wire, barras, bikes, saaws... He s on page 93

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e's a wee han. Ah'v te feed a wire throwe yer cavity waa. Ah'll on page 25
ist lut im ken ye can see the wire." on page 26

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
orses, bits o bodies, bairbed wire, muckle holes big eneuch tae on page 15

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Christie, Hilary Lallans 78 - Ma Freens in Chains, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, poetry
Wi their wire o howp on page 74

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Wither noo dis gang hay wire.
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
upport them an, it wis a auld wire pailin
keep her flooers upricht. Yon wire fence hid
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Chapman, Henry , (Facebook 2018) Doric, poetry
e strainer, and stretched the wire
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@Manuforti1968 tweeted
ligeey Far's aa the bairns an wire baskets?(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
r hint end stuck apin the top wire." on page 14
wae thout id anywey) length o wire rope. Jeemie the veet, cled i on page 16

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
ng, an a hollow body o wid an wire at's played fer twatree hunde on page 127

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
roosty barbed wire on page 6

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Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
are strong as wire uncoilan on page 108

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Houton - rolls o wartime wire, waakan doon the pier - scar on page 13

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
wool clings on tae the shire wire fence on page 16

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
wis da Keeng; an seein as he wire his croon oot ower da wig (lo on page 109

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Watt, Valerie Meenie’s Viking spoon, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ontin da loops on her knittin wire. “Du’d aesy look a hunder
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De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
alf ramished, fan hersel in a wire cage, kyerried up da lane an
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Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
His horses wire in til the best o corn.
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Ulster

Fenton, James The Lade, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
r bens, palin-stabs an barbed wire mark oot whar the lade yince
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