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beef Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words25.6 20 51.3 9.9 29.1 20.7 4.4
Number of occurrences8239 34 1 5 2 1
Number of authors36 16 15 1 3 1 1

Occurrences of beef in Corpus

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Central

Cairns, Pauline Lallans 83 - Boeuf Bourguignon, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
a wee drappie beef stock (if ye've nae time tae on page 68
Add the beef tae the pat an broon it weel on page 69

3 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
e chowks an fingirs like bilt beef-links. Ein he wis four-five y on page 21

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
t he an Bess fed better - wi beef an kail broth for a while, in on page 56

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
' biscuits, - an canned salt beef tae last the winter but that on page 37
etional grub that they liked, beef stews and pies and tatties an on page 56
rraine, French cheeses, roast beef, aw sorts o goodies on page 71

7 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
olognese but because it's got beef in it baith me an Harpreet ca on page 85
Hindus don't believe in eatin beef cause a somethin tae dae wi c on page 86

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ns tae be tomatae soup, roast beef, and blueberry pie, but ye ca on page 107
oorse is comin up! It's roast beef! It's braw and juicy! Ya boay on page 109

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
beasts, Mair muckle buhls for beef. Mair muckle grumphies for po on page 62

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
bby horse. Whautr's the roast beef?" on page 45
idnae tell us ye wantit roast beef," Klaus said. on page 46
t we'll no care if it's roast beef or whit." on page 49
and lairnin how tae mak roast beef," she pit in quickly, mindin on page 78
jist cause he'd wantit roast beef insteid o puttanesca sauce. Y on page 98

8 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Tinker’s Tartan , or corned beef legs – an unattractive feat
1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
er had grief an wis pittin on beef
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An beef fae Argentine
Her dumplins an beef olives made the denner simply
Than bacon, beef, or caviare.
3 matches

Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
Knox the boy that buys the beef.
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
kle. She wad tak the bittie o beef alloued tae us an grind it do
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Fuckin pure Scotch beef ya cunt.’ he sais, an Pearc
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
in the scent o the moistenin beef wi deep sichs o pleisur. The
h’m feart we’ve no eneuch beef tae gan roon.”
2 matches

@IshbelMcF tweeted
s frae oblivion wi some Angus Beef an some lang reid hair - aw (2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
et costs that amount! Price o beef ye say? Tak a luck at yer ain(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
ps in an auld chip pan fu' o' beef drippin then lettin me tak th (2021) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
i sink. That's fit yer corned beef costs, wumman!' on page 44

1 matches

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
see the piggy shop. It sellt beef an stuff an they wid buy saas on page 16

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
There wis beens wi bits o beef on them An beens a scrapit ny on page 15

4 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
d carvit a chunk o eis luviee beef aff an plappet eit doon ontae on page 40

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Corn beef - DEEF!" roart Jock. on page 23
"Ir ye sure it wisna CORN BEEF?" shoutit Jock, stairtin te g on page 27

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
plate. "Ah dinna usually aet beef, bit Ah' Il dee ma best." on page 28
beef, ..it wis efter yon Mad Cow d on page 32
r backside. "Ah like a bittie beef on a lassie - somethin te ha on page 68
Twa tubs o het an spicy soup, beef curry, sweet an soor chucken, on page 72
ose. "She's aye a stink o raa beef an sassages hingin aboot her on page 85

6 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
says it's denner time: soup, beef an tatties an a poodin, tee. on page 46

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Mince is rare fan beef or lamb is int. on page 87
It's grand fir makin corned beef hash on page 193
Buyin big beef bradies an ingin een an aa on page 194

4 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
r twa lik he wis chaain teuch beef. Syne he spak, an his words c on page 19

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
lained aboot the little bit o beef that
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
scrape the tastiest bitties o beef frae his plate ontae hers, to
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
beef frae auld Airmstrong, im thit
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
ftfiles, ye dinnae ken if yer beef cam fae Angus or Avon. Ither
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Beetroot, corned beef,mustard, mayo an twaa bits i'(2018) search twitter
d in a MacD queue wytin fur a beef burger an milk shak!(2020) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
looked like he’d pit on the beef and in warm etc, very little (2022) twitter link

@Franwella tweeted
’ th soup n hae th veg we th beef .... soup n main in th ane pl(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
deen ma ayn cook book. Corned beef hash Fittie style, birds eye (2017) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
ecause it's quick tae mak and beef is dearer. The consistency sh(2019) search twitter
@brucemcconachie Gettin' beef olives for supper an findin' (2019) search twitter
ies made wi savages or corned beef is.??(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
hunk o crisp crackleen, roast beef wi a Yorkshire pud, on page 31

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
's van cam fae da toon, an da beef stew fur wir Sunday dennir, d on page 15
eddir graet herds a dairy or beef kye, or nane ava. I wis da di on page 62

2 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
an dat's exactly whit it is: beef minced wi fat, rusks an saiso on page 103

1 matches

Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
a spread o maet. Mutton, saat beef, tattie soup an plenty o bann
1 matches

Watt, Valerie An onkerry for a kerry oot, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
it enoch o da chilli shredded beef. Da boys glaepit da honey duc
1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
, euphemistically ca’d, the Beef Tub: whilk is, i ackwal fack,
Ferrer doun frae the Beef Tub on yer richt haund stands
2 matches

Ulster

Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
Tha beef-man, the baker an cannel stic on page 25

1 matches

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