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Use in varieties of Scots

glasses Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4.8 5 4.4 0 5.8 20.7 0
Number of occurrences1610 3 0 1 2 0
Number of authors13 8 2 1 2

Occurrences of glasses 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
gaithered here tae heize wir glasses, on page 48

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
n her pencil and took aff her glasses and sterted tae polish the le on page 68

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
wan wastin ma time pittin oot glasses a milk an cookies when it's j on page 41

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
but his striker's needin glasses on page 3

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
The place is clear, the glasses aa awa, washed and wiped. The on page 72

1 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
s and mooths, and daurk black glasses ower their een. Only their ne
rves and took aff their daurk glasses tae reveal their faces. Smili
2 matches

Pennie, Len Toast Tae The Daft Days, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
We'll charge our glasses, toast the bells, sing auld l
1 matches

McNulty, Victoria Flit, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Sip ye fae crystal glasses
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
sayin rosaries an pourin oot glasses of whisky for men in overcoat
1 matches

Doric

Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
there stood a mannie wi roon glasses and a green surgical tunic he
a nurse there wi horn rimmed glasses and a hairy mole at the side
2 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
the watterie bowl an then yer glasses fa doon the chuntie - jis me(2016) search twitter

Shetland

Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
reeked as he leaned back, his glasses faain doon his nose.
1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
His door keys and his glasses case on page 7

1 matches

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
we were in NAAFI, drank three glasses o’ Wood’s Navy Rum (then 10(2020) search twitter

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