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Use in varieties of Scots

gravy Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.2 5.5 16.3 59.6 5.8 20.7 14.5
Number of occurrences3411 11 6 1 2 3
Number of authors22 9 4 3 1 2 3

Occurrences of gravy in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
he Panther took pre-crust, an gravy, an meat, on page 104

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
e Panther preed pie-crust, an gravy, an meat, A tuim ashet wis Ho on page 44

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
s nut roast thing wi mushroom gravy fur ma Sunday dinner alang wi on page 92

2 matches

Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
Sloosh aboot in the gravy, then hae a guid sleep! on page 39

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - Hame-combin, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
‘whit shoud hae sopped my gravy, lang-grain, white, bylt.
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
runnin' some juice aff fur ma gravy. A'v choped hauf a rid ingyin
a rid ingyin fur tae go in ri gravy tae an' A poaped a slice inta
2 matches

@iainnicol tweeted
aird Davidson is aw aboot the gravy train.(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
ae a big dod o butter an some gravy tae dook it in(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
e doggy bag - wae ur steak n gravy pies - eer sum macheen broth (2020) twitter link

Doric

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Gravy's guid fir me, ye ken, on page 87

6 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
E Panther took pie-crust, an gravy, an meat, on page 102

1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ur ordering Houdini? Chips n gravy tae Northern fur me!(2016) search twitter
slice i' breid tae mop up the gravy!#blackaffrontit https://t.co/(2019) search twitter
ers. Yum yums, bit far is the gravy Louise an Jane? Standards qui(2019) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
rypes @standupfarmer Far's e' gravy? Aht'll mak it look better.(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Aal warm in onion gravy in a final, earthly sleep. on page 57

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the table hae some binnock an gravy on page 117

2 matches

Hall, Simon W. Haggis tasting notes, and whisky pairings, (Brisk Northerly 2019) Orkney, blog
mealy, wae powerful aromas o gravy and caramelised onion. High o
baest wae clapshot, mince and gravy (yes, a peedie bit o mince an
yes, a peedie bit o mince and gravy is traditional wae haggis!) a
3 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
eel, da Panther öt pastry an gravy an maet on page 106

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Th Panther took pie-crust, an gravy, an meat, on page 104

1 matches

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ae see royal toffs joinin the gravy train fur nowt! Cannae have t(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Cromie, Willie Doon tha Wal Raa, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1739905620) Ulster - Ballywalter, prose
was brocht oot wi tha champ, gravy an onions wi a big junt o ste
1 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Bread Van, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
heaten farrels or maybe a wee gravy ring
1 matches

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
ae find the roast tatties and gravy man at the Continental Market(2019) search twitter

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