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The word 'chowin'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
chowinOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus5.41814
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 2
NEC - North East Central 45.9 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 7.7 3 2
WCE - West Central 13.3 3 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 7.9 6 5
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of chowin in Corpus

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General Northern

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
zzen willyart gaits, blithlie chowin awa at the heather an blaeber
1 matches

TheChielMeister Oatcakes 'n' Cheese, (youtube.com 2009) Doric, poetry
It's chowin' time, get yer stamach gaan
1 matches

North East Central

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
k stared, stamagastert. Efter chowin a wee bit biscuit, I haundit
1 matches

(South) East Central

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
wis a lover and his lass Were chowin awa at ilk ither: on page 18

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
Ruth stak the button doun wi chowin-goum an suin
e puir lammie. At nuin he wes chowin awaw at hiz gairleke an
2 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'Unco guid,' the laddie said, chowin and swallyin. He finished the on page 121
Honey, ah dae," Matilda said, chowin her breid and margarine. on page 185

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
entrepreneur, wi his ship row-chowin in the teeth o a strang on page 103

1 matches

Edinburgh

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
eel, cam mincin in jimp-like, chowin on a lump o sugar. She teuk a
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
fail-dyke. I dinnae want her chowin guid gress juist yet, or she' on page 24

1 matches

General Central

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
me brankin preek-ma-denry in, chowin on a lump o sugar. She fund a on page 6

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
id Christopher Robin, wha wis chowin lazily on a bit gress, ' sae on page 147

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ryngers roond the corn-stooks chowin thair wey throu the unthreshe on page 80

2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
awed strang teeth, broon frae chowin tabawcy.
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
raterrestrial intelligence bi chowin throu data fendit bi the warl
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
baith o them are chowin at their piece, on page 15

1 matches

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