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gloves Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.2 19 19.6 9.9 0 103.4 44.3
Number of occurrences7137 13 1 0 10 10
Number of authors20 14 3 1 1 1

Occurrences of gloves in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ines, wae a pair ae white kid-gloves in wan haun an a big on page 17
lently, drapped the white kid-gloves an the fan, an seurrit away i on page 18
fan an the pair ae white kid gloves, an she goodnaturtly stairtit on page 33
'd better take him his fan an gloves-if ah kin find them, ony road on page 34
!" said the voice. "Git me ma gloves right this meenit!" Then came on page 36

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
, a cloth an a pair ae rubber gloves. on page 104

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
w tracky on n a pair ae magic gloves, regardless ae season. He wea on page 8
rs n toes through black magic gloves n trainers. We've aw git the on page 16

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
toff, wi a pair o white kid-gloves in yae haun, an a big fan in on page 17
ison picked up the fan an the gloves, an, as the haa wis awfy hot, on page 18
o the Rabbit's wee white kid-gloves while she wis talkin. "Hou cu on page 19
for the fan an the white kid gloves, and bein a guid-naitured sow on page 32
I'd better tak him his fan an gloves-gin I can fin thaim." Juist t on page 33
Also on pages 35
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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
yir gloves, each time yi on page 21

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
men that are wearin expensive gloves. Och aye, I'm up tae high doh on page 39
breeks were bottle green. His gloves were pearly grey. on page 67

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
ch, he's hot! Whaur's ma oven gloves? on page 63

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
tockins an nice scarfs an kid gloves for the kirk on Sunday. An th on page 120

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Gilmour, Rosie Bak Tae Schuil, (Scots Hoose 2015) Central, weans
t tae the could wi ma scarf n gloves
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
s drippin aff her pink rubber gloves.
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Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
hiz hauns intae black leather gloves an clenches hiz fists.
Two black gloves push at the back ae the drunk
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@IshbelMcF tweeted
s, they yaise speech whan the gloves wad be silent.(2018) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ey by the shore when you need gloves and thermals by late afternoo(2020) search twitter

@weenell3 tweeted
@musicmeandtea Tammy and gloves on ?? ice skating on the pave (2022) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
" "Am needin oot - pit on ma gloves Ma coat an bonnet too" Syne m on page 15

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
aw thi leather's, scarf's an gloves on. She wis a Motoguzzi V Twi on page 60

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ressed, wi a pair o white kid-gloves in wan han an a beeg fan in e on page 16
rung back dropped e white kid-gloves an e fan, an skurried awy int on page 17
o e Rabbit's peedy white kid-gloves while she wis talkan. "How ca on page 19
r e fan an e pair o white kid gloves, an she awful good-naturedly on page 31
'd better take him his fan an gloves-at is, if A can find them." A on page 32
Also on pages 34
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Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
curly doddies, trowie gloves, yule girse on page 79

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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
up, wi a pair o white kid-gloves in yin haun an a muckle fan i on page 17
n o th rabbit's wee white kid-gloves while she was gabbin. "How ca on page 19
meenit, an fetch iz a pair o gloves an a fan! Get gaun!" An Ahlic on page 32
'd better tak him heis fan an gloves-that is, if Ah can finnd thum on page 33
" said th voice. "Fetch iz ma gloves this meenit!" Then came a wee on page 35

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Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ed oot, wi a pair o white kid-gloves in yin haun an a big fan in t on page 18
Alice liftet the fan an gloves, an baecaas the haal wus wile on page 19
n o the rabbits wee white kid-gloves whin shae wus taakin. "What w on page 20
e fan an the pair o white kid-gloves, an shae quare an kinely stai on page 33
'd better tak him haes fan an gloves-that is, if A can fin thim!" on page 34
Also on pages 36
10 matches

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