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Use in varieties of Scots

peelie Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.7 11.8 7.5 29.8 0 0 0
Number of occurrences3123 5 3 0 0 0
Number of authors30 22 5 3

Occurrences of peelie in Corpus

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Central

Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
nd fu o let-be, the ae path's peelie-wallie strip appeared, a line on page 55

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
iled intae the barn, wheetlin peelie-wallie and govin frae side ta on page 6

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
unbeds and creams tae be less peelie-wally. on page 8

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
man bi nicht. Bit Brian wis a peelie wallie sort o man, a king tur on page 14

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
t o hou the years had made me peelie-wallie, bags under my e'en ye on page 76

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
nd scuddy as a jyle-cell. The peelie-wallie daylicht that entered on page 183

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
e day, an the main problem is peelie-wallie politicians an lickspi on page 36

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
d be tae leave this culture a peelie-wallie shedda o itsel an loss on page 9

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
I'm sure, that peelie-wallie scrunt o a man, on page 29

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
niver cantie." The fourth wes peelie-­wallie: "Daith warmt up!" T on page 42

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Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
oan the paper as leukin lik a peelie-wallie tree strainin awards t on page 8

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Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 58 - twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Peelie-wally wi nae sun nor moon i t on page 95

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
this time. Bit he wis wee an peelie wallie lukkin, due tae the Si on page 68

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Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Thi Leerie, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
an A tak in thi peelie licht o ma chaumer, on page 93

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Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
e end o the raw wi twa, three peelie wallie enamel pails an hauled
auld watter. There wis a auld peelie wallie sink in the scullery s
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - Napoleon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
peelie-wallie platoons o young peach
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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
ic. The dancers faces went aw peelie-wally and their een turned re
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
grutten bairns, an leukin sae peelie-wallie, nae mair ‘an a rauc
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Scots uised haes gotten a bit peelie-wallie in raicent years, the
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Eunson, Catherine This Winter, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
peelie-wallie gress whiskers rustlin
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
raw, flit, coorie, weel-kent, peelie-wallie, shooglie, or high hei
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@RickHJohnston tweeted
A bit PEELIE WALIE! https://t.co/yPeUAmDBT (2022) twitter link

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
yer yaizual sel, this evenin. Peelie-wally, Ah wid say. Ye're shir on page 40

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
is, a feel soary fur aat peer peelie wally Angleesh craitter noo." on page 62

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n ower the coonter it Betty's peelie-wally legs. "You can on page 80

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
Aa the fowk aroon him tho war peelie-wallie an dwinin, cheengin in
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Robson, Euan Peelie wally, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
I hid been affa peelie wally for aboot six days. It
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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
l sheu's back, lukkan wyld an peelie-wally. He's maed tea. on page 158

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
back in the peelie-wallie day. on page 12

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Parkins, Hazel Lallans 67 - Fower Poems efter Rilke, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Orkney, poetry
o peelie wallie nights on page 58

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