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Use in varieties of Scots

bosom Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words3.7 4.1 3 9.9 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences128 2 1 1 0 0
Number of authors12 8 2 1 1

Occurrences of bosom in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
folded ticht across a jooglin bosom. on page 30

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
'O Lord, Tak tae Thy bosom these Thy chosen servants o C on page 54

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
tae oor tender bosom. on page 46

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
nin tae her though except her bosom buddy Heather Fisher an a new on page 169

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
return ye tae the bosom o yer faimily. on page 107

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Thy bield... wad be my bosom... on page 22

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
d wallop a punch Wi her young bosom buddie she has a hunch on page 42

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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
felt in his bosom somethin stir.
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Doric

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
ain ploys he wid hae roon his bosom pal aal Wullie Robertson, an on page 94

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
mascarg hid run an her amazin bosom wis as flat as a bannock. "Di on page 62

1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Sheu clutched him tae her bosom and he sighed, in deep despai on page 36

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ie waarm furry boady atil her bosom. He cood play wi Toby's toys on page 28

1 matches

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