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The word 'shovel'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
shovelOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus7.82514
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 42.5 13 3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 23.7 2 2
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central 46.4 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 7.7 3 2
WCE - West Central 4.6 1 1
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 5.4 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
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 14.1 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of shovel in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
sit. "Fin Ah teen a len o his shovel." on page 82
in a spin as he leent on the shovel, feelin affrontit, sirprisinl on page 83

7 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
the moo o the blaik stove tae shovel in a sup coal. The fire hoast
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ails an placed them ontae the shovel at the side o the fire. On th
he strike o twal she laid the shovel and the nails ontae the coals
y this time the nails and the shovel were glowin bricht reed syne
be for a fylie, then teen the shovel fae aff the heat and put it o
4 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
pipes. So sayin he wint for a shovel and dragged Bob the dog awa b
1 matches

Aberdeen

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
oot wie ma metal detector and shovel and wyde through the boggy gr
1 matches

The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
swatter, fashioned fae a snaa shovel.
1 matches

General Northern

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Look oot my shovel ere's sna tae cast.
1 matches

North East Central

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
Wi a shovel in wan haun and a pick in the on page 23

1 matches

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
teeth. Padraig grabs fur the shovel in the bunker. Tom burls roon on page 1

2 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ae as they howk and delve and shovel till the whistle blaws and th on page 136

1 matches

West Central

Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
rat ri noo. Get ri brush an' shovel an' sweep rat flair afore yur
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
the blade o a shovel wi one haun! Nou Dod wis a fa on page 58

1 matches

Edinburgh

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
golden beach playin catch. Ah shovel him up in ma airms and take h
1 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
look dead wee in his massive shovel hawns, He's a right big basta on page 172

1 matches

General Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Or hit them wae a shovel, on page 14

1 matches

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