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The word 'blow'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
blowOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus16.55538
ORK - Orkney 29.8 3 2
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 70.3 2 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 31.5 3 3
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 31.7 13 8
WCE - West Central 4.4 1 1
DUN - Dundee 42.5 4 2
EDN - Edinburgh 18.6 3 2
GLA - Glasgow 35.9 7 2
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 5.3 4 4
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.1 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) 327 2 2
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 31.4 1 1
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) 232.6 4 3
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of blow in Corpus

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Orkney

Sclater, Kathryn Gallows Ha - The chapel by the burn, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Sheu struck a mighty blow. on page 7

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
The final blow wis struck bi Peps - a hero on page 13
d wirsels, hid still cam as a blow on page 33

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Shetland

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ae da bench for a weel earned blow.
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
e went for a Sunday stroll to blow away da cobwebs and stretch o(2018)

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
next meenad she felt a richt blow underneath her chin: id hed s on page 49
s goan till give e hedgehog a blow wi ids heid, id wid twist ids on page 79

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Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
me siller oot An at the bingo blow on page 15

1 matches

Aberdeen

Abel, Charlie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
We sleepit oot a'blow the stars at nicht, till't go on page 25

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Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
aboot gushers and blow oots, on page 11

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The Flying Pigs The ‘Naked Cleaners’ idea is appalling. It’s sexist, demeaning, and at £80 an hour, steep, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
charge her £60 for a cut and blow-dry), but also because she’
1 matches

General Northern

@72redz1903 tweeted
tonefish100 Sad news. Biggest blow tae Ebbe’s tenior was losing (2020) twitter link

(South) East Central

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Like their world-famous blow-job, on page 33

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
reat comfort in kennin ah kin blow ma brains oot anytime ah deci on page 118
d that the place wis paved in blow joabs. Tae ma detriment ah on page 120

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Crawford, Ross Eemis Stane 1 - Ane Dialog betwix King James VI, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, script
an tyme if they jist heard me blow some Erse betwix my cheeks? on page 12

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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Man, that wid be a blow maist grievous
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
ings by Marlon James; it’ll blow yer heid right aff. A prophet
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ndered unconscious by a hefty blow to the back o his heid. The P
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
s no fully recovered fae that blow. Ah’ve goat ma butchers’
gee him a bone crunchin boady blow. The boay is coughin and splu
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@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@arabcarol ??. Blow dried and smelling braw now ?(2020)

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@SConnelly1992 another hammer blow from the fm 2 day - literall (2021) twitter link
if it happens itll soften the blow lol (2020) twitter link
immin that wis geein a bhoy a blow job at an asda car park at ha (2020) twitter link

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
in the freezer - try not to blow the place up love Mum. on page 169

1 matches

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
ti go oot an blow on a fancy on page 47
a blow like that wiz hard ti tak on page 92

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
time eftir yon, but the first blow fer freedom wis struck in Dun on page 24
the cratur simply ignored the blow an took aff even fester taewa on page 80

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Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
……..” Here he mimed the blow followed by the victim releas
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ht and wipe awey ma tears and blow ma nose yaisin a cream cardig
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
bacon and sausages. Yin final blow oot before ah start this stri
1 matches

Glasgow

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
eze. They soothe, distract an blow baith wir hair coincidentally on page 3

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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ts me right in the mood fur a blow oot. Underrated, they boays.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n Tam’s bool wae a glancing blow, sendin it flyin aff the gree
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
, ready tae execute the final blow.
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
de’s beak wae a retaliatory blow. They struggle; a whirlwind a
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
at there might’ve been some blow back fae the Templetons oer h
1 matches

Ayrshire

Wallace, Lorna Tae A Selfie, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2014) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Am staunin’ wae a blow-up wullie,
1 matches

General Central

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
hear me oot, cause this will blow yer mind - on page 63

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Liddell, Faith Eemis Stane 1 - Ghaist Yairn, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Fur every beatin, brek an blow on page 19

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Fitt, Matthew Fae Mooth tae Page, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central, blog
The blow is instant. His ear seems to
1 matches

@bigandymccoll tweeted
Alex/Kenny/Neale/Eva/Sara tae blow some back in. (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Scudding clouds, the wind tae blow on page 46

1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
beat the drum, blow yer trumpet, on page 102

1 matches

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
They blow aboot scalin' mountin peaks on page 5

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@fairfaaye tweeted
he Gaelic ‘gonc’ meaning: a blow, jab or poke #ulsterscots #li(2020)

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
nixt minute shae feelt a wile blow baelow hir chin: it had struc on page 51

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Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Millar, Al Echas frae tha Big Swilly Swally, (Ullans Speakers Association 2023 ISBN: 978-0957666238) Ulster, poetry
hands, As first an fierce my blow it lands, In thinkin hurly; A on page 59

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Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
through mae coat tha wind ait blow on page 46
er goat ait strike tha deadly blow on page 49

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Dickey, William Yarns 3 - Annual General Report, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Ballymena, prose
is soarted. Mr McMaister is a blow-in frae Dundee since nineteen
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East Antrim (Larne)

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Tha mair ye feel ye'r jist a blow-in, on page 37

1 matches

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