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Use in varieties of Scots

hips Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10 5.7 27.1 19.9 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences3211 18 2 0 0 1
Number of authors19 8 9 1 1

Occurrences of hips in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
t. Lik Twiggy and Jerry Hall. Hips got leant intae, elbows touch on page 76

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ge. Weelbuikit an braid o the hips, at her birthin-time early in on page 71

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
eet apart, yer haunds oan yer hips, yer chest puffed oot an' yer on page

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
man upstairs hus shot fae the hips and done a right number oan m on page 14

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
, Nae wunne, you've got hippo hips, she said, Well don't blame m on page 138

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
her hans abune her hips. on page 29

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
e o roddens, challenging reid hips on page 74

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 61 - Twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Lothian, poetry
e o roddens, challenging reid hips on page 58

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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
twin - pit his hauns on his hips an confrontit him. “Weill,
, staunin wi his hauns on his hips. An Hsien wis providin the en
it her lip. “Thoo haes wide hips,” she sayed, “thoo cud do
3 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
din the discos an wigglin her hips on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ned Eric, "a lifetime oan the hips." on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
oot the tables - aa hair an hips, wi a veil ower the boddom ha on page 15
heid an gyrated, thrustin his hips in time te the music. on page 16
speth pattit her non-existent hips. "Ah'm a licht aeter, onywye, on page 29
him, hans on her hips, her ample frame blockin oot on page 42
steed pechin wi's hans on his hips, lookin doon ower Hillies' la on page 92

5 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
o the hips on page 54

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Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Wi hips gaan roon at sic a speed on page 17

2 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
her hands on her hips, tellin Meg an Jonsar fit tae
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
u gan for a operation on your hips neest week?" The electrician
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
r a lowe o yalla an gowd, the hips an hawes in the sheughs war s
bit fittin, somehow. Like the hips an hawes that flamed in the b
uld burst leather cheer. Rose hips at the fit o the kailyaird wa
3 matches

TheChielMeister Nae mince in Moray, (youtube.com 2008) Doric, poetry
Jeesus min, ah fair swung ma hips!
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
tting fit at 50, sciatica and hips are a problem. But, much, muc (2020) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
weet thing as hid tae get twa hips sorted oot! Finally back noo(2016) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
that's anither twa pund on me hips. on page 31

2 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
banes that edged oot frae hir hips, curves that had bin rationed on page 19

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