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Use in varieties of Scots

hanky Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.3 4.1 12 0 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences178 8 0 0 0 1
Number of authors8 5 2 1

Occurrences of hanky in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ey wi a pint in wan hawn an a hanky wipin away the tears wi anoth on page 3

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Ye'll no find hanky-panky on page 33

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
his muckle sweaty fizzog wi a hanky. on page 141
et o his jaiket and stuffed a hanky on tap on him. Skraichs and y on page 154

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
meenit, hoastin intae a white hanky. Violet and Klaus went ower t on page 7
her twa-three times intae his hanky afore keepin on gaun. "I've b on page 9
y heard him hoastin intae his hanky, and then the front door crea on page 16

3 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
- fgs - al need tae get ma hanky oot lol (2021) twitter link

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
prods o Ben Nagarr weirin its hanky o sna in its bosie that niver
anda. Granny Bruce tuik oot a hanky an dabbit her een, an the Aun
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
a cup o tea and gave Jessie a hanky tae dry up her tears. The coo
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
his feet. He tuik oot a blue hanky, an wrung his snoot
dichtin his neb again wi his hanky.
as sma’s a hanky.. syne it wis sma’s a posta
postage stamp, syne it wis a hanky, neist it wis a great muckle
r dichtit them awa wi a paper hanky.
5 matches

Ulster

Mc Donnell, John , (Facebook 2021) Ulster, prose
pinny pokeit an pull oot hur hanky..shaed spit oan it an nain to
1 matches

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