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The word 'cracks'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
cracksOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus12.74235
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 2
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B 111.9 1 1
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 21 2 1
DOR - General Northern 13.3 3 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 5.2 2 2
WCE - West Central 4.4 1 1
DUN - Dundee 42.5 4 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 20.1 4 4
AYR - Ayrshire 21.4 2 1
LAL - General Central 13.1 10 10
SEA - South East (Borders) 24.2 2 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.9 2 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) 58.1 1 1
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) 35.7 1 1
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 28.4 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of cracks in Corpus

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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
t sermon. An Higgie's soprano cracks the sam notts ahint her, an w on page 33

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Ur siller cracks tooth. on page 116

1 matches

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
t loved how dis een filled da cracks in da rock at Scousburgh / Sp(2020)

Mid Northern A

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
r it spark. It teen a gye few cracks at it afore the oo started ta
1 matches

Mid Northern B

Robson, Euan Peelie wally, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
e an onywye she wid see a the cracks on it even wi the best glue.
1 matches

Aberdeen

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
amned sair fin landin' in the cracks. on page 29

2 matches

General Northern

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
h your fit; atween ill fitted cracks on page 39

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I'm fillin I' cracks that run through i' defence on page 131

1 matches

@cligeey tweeted
a dull a bitty weet some fair cracks n rummelling low cloud #Tarve(2020)

(South) East Central

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Wad spreid the mony hair-line cracks they'll no cuid restrain? on page 11

1 matches

Lawrenson, Dorothy Ranch Road 12, San Marcos, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central - Fife, poetry
a leam o lichtnin cracks
1 matches

West Central

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
he main bit (l41-107), Horace cracks wi a ticht-fistit miser wha p on page 103

1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
dee wuid keep them aw goin ws cracks an jokes, but een he wis near on page 49
it. Sae in a week or twa the cracks stairtit comin. on page 59

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 73 - The Unco Spate, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Dundee, poetry
ae barren neuks an lang cauld cracks on page 11

1 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
s veesits. Bill enjoyed thair cracks, bit he wis feart that bein l
1 matches

Glasgow

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
"Right, what is it then?" Cracks in 'er glossy patience can be on page 3

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
eels right doon the stairs an cracks his nut aff the skirtin board on page 3

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
lichtnin flashes o creaution cracks, on page 92

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
The wans that faw between the cracks. The forgotten tribe. Social
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
Wi a lass wha cracks wi burds an beasts, on page 5

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
avy grey cley tae stap up the cracks an keep oot the win. Twa roun on page 50

1 matches

General Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
'Ach weill, cracks Sigurd, 'the beggar an his go on page 14

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
regime ae power is showin its cracks, on page 16

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
loured steam shot oot fae the cracks unnerneath. on page 118

1 matches

Fyall, Aitken Lallans 58 - The Wa-Ganging o the Meinister, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Grannie cracks, "Ah'll sune redd up yir raiv on page 80

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
muckle tae lauch at here: the cracks an the snash at the fowk flin on page 127

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
cracks and draps like ony cindert st on page 107

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
f sight, there were two great cracks heard, as if they had been th
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
in door they wad gae doun the cracks an vainish fae sicht! Ma mith
1 matches

@alistairdunn tweeted
revious two wins papered over cracks. After spendin millions in th(2017)

@iainnicol tweeted
e’re wantin tae *create* the cracks for folks tae faw intill.(2020)

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
an ma muther, hevin some rare cracks anenst
the nicht, guid auld fashont cracks roond
2 matches

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
o kennin whaur the cracks are, on page 45
in unmortared Scots whit cracks it still the day, on page 50

2 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Millar, Al Echas frae tha Big Swilly Swally, (Ullans Speakers Association 2023 ISBN: 978-0957666238) Ulster, poetry
an canny wi simpler wits, He cracks wi gypes; Oddtimes slams the on page 59

1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
tune, an aa ye can dae is mak cracks at me." on page 19

1 matches

General Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
they'd gie us a wheen o quare cracks ( in braid Ulster Scots) cud (2015) twitter link