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Use in varieties of Scots

pins Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.5 5.6 6 39.7 0 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences2111 4 4 0 1 1
Number of authors16 7 4 3 1 1

Occurrences of pins in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
eneuch tae keep ye on heckle-pins, richt on the edge o yer seat on page 10

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ot the watter. A raise tae ma pins an streetcht. It wis a sair s on page 25

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
i Trebor's Strong Mints, hair pins an bobblies, elastic bands, a on page 3

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
wan that called Nicola skinny pins an peg legs an said she wis a on page 76
d, Jist watch fur Miss Skinny Pins. on page 107

2 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
HUFFALAMP: "Oh! (On heckle-pins): 'I - I thocht it wis a tra on page 43
on the brig were aw on heckle-pins. They looked and looked...and on page 93

2 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
Tod. 'Dinna keep us on heckle-pins!' on page 35

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
jewellery sic as brooches and pins, possibly in silver, forby. I
1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
ein it laldie wi bent knittin pins.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e broon hair, eh? Look at the pins oan it.’ he sais, ‘Here M
1 matches

Doric

McDonald, Charlie Doric Scots Books an Poems, (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
eft o'er wool tae needles an' pins
1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
TerryMacMusic gie peely wally pins min! Ye canna beat a wee gami(2016) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
tin some nonsinse ??. But the pins are cracking ??(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
chat! Nae chunce! Rather poke pins in ma heed(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
an weel on, no so good on the pins, on page 70

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
'll walk the owld dog aff his pins. on page 18
the go, poor Jim gaed aff his pins. on page 25

2 matches

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
The radio coughed up hid's pins-an-needles As we danced throu on page 6

1 matches

Southern

@cammyrudkin tweeted
Natasha Kaplinski #sum pins(2012) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
wi large maps mairked oot wi pins, buiks crammed intae oak shel on page 57

1 matches

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