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Use in varieties of Scots

duster Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words3.7 1.5 4.5 9.9 0 0 22.1
Number of occurrences123 3 1 0 0 5
Number of authors8 3 3 1 1

Occurrences of duster in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
wi a duster or a shammy. on page 29

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ring it's lik a pure knuckle duster. on page 42

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
Mibbe aboot time he rin a duster ower the pliss an gat rid o a on page 18

1 matches

Doric

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
the Little Wifie fell in wi a duster an made sure ere wis nae stue
1 matches

Robson, Euan Peelie wally, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
rds in the kitchen tae find a duster and some polish.
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ma quine wud get the feather duster oot an div some cleaning the (2015) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Hid hidna seen a duster since the day I wis struck do on page 25

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
Maisie rested hir duster an watched the minister dwadl on page 38
moquette, an she gied up hit duster: yit anither day was tae pass on page 39
She stairtit tae muive a duster aroon the ceilin rose wi its on page 48
stairtit tae walk away wi hir duster an Ewbank whan Sally caalt hi on page 55
d up an stairtit tae move the duster ower the photographs. "What m on page 56

5 matches

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