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Use in varieties of Scots

jink Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.6 7.2 3 0 0 0 8.9
Number of occurrences1814 2 0 0 0 2
Number of authors11 8 2 1

Occurrences of jink in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
ars syne and the path had tae jink aroond them. In atween the bo on page 59

1 matches

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
opened a creek. Throu the sma jink the wuman lodger vizzied her on page 136

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
tae tak coonsel. "We hae tae jink oot o this treatie, seys he, on page 14

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
gied a sudden shairp jink and a sudden shairp jouk and on page 43

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
bluid or brain shaw fidge or jink on page 80

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
could lowp ower moontains and jink atween islands wi the wan jum on page 14

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Jordan's New Jaiket, (Education Scotland 2014) Central, weans
an you jouk or dodge? Can you jink or step quickly tae the side?
1 matches

Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Ballad o an Irish student, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
an it’s yer duty tae jink it then
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
the laird o thon castel hed a jink in hiz
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
One jink tae fool them aw’, one jink
tae fool them aw’, one jink behind them.
A last jink tae beat them aw’ an’ oan
3 matches

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
an raxx yer mou wide an dinna jink aboot,”
1 matches

Harper, Edith Soon Awa, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2021) Doric, poetry
wir couthy mind, bit couldna jink the trowth.
1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
jink an jook aff on page 60

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Ding Doon tha Mairch Dikes, (Modern Poetry Translation 2019) Ulster - Comber, poetry
jink an jook aff
1 matches

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