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Use in varieties of Scots

pokes Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.7 11.6 0 0 0 0 8.9
Number of occurrences2523 0 0 0 0 2
Number of authors20 18 2

Occurrences of pokes in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
f whaur the bairns left their pokes, the schuil day began. Precio on page 73

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
Angela the bouncer pokes her heid in the room an gies on page 24

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ne back tae the Corbie. A few pokes o gowd an siller coins were i on page 59

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
n Young Wullie cam wi the pey-pokes, he says, on page 26

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
t Kilda voles in maukit crisp pokes. on page 71

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
the inevitable crash. Aonghas pokes iz again, oohya. on page 3

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Rennie, Susan The Teeger that Cam for his Tea, (Floris Kelpies 2018 ISBN: 978-1782504665) Central, weans
...an aw the packets an pokes in the press... on page 15

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Teemin wi wraiths, paper pokes, and packets o thaim bogles on page 29

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
n rich tae hae been buyin big pokes of sweeties like yon. We were on page 120

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
t "it's comin doon like store pokes oot there"! Fowk fae ma on page 6

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
baith juist gotten thair pey-pokes an they wis haalin oot ten bo on page 58
rs a fiver extry in thair pey-pokes!' on page 59

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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
mowers choppt up aa the crisp pokes an the dog-shite intae mush.
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
pokes. The wie howff on the nor syd
girkin an haein redd up hir pokes, pit thaim intil the kerr an
wast i the keichen, fess yeir pokes wi ye.”
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Thi Mither pokes her mittened haun atween the
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
k ae a shop, and a wee wummin pokes her heid oot. She says suhin
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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
nd dad dumped oor stuff doon, pokes o crisps, bottles o juice, so
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Wi sandwiches in plastic pokes.
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Atkins, Elise Billy Barr ’n’ Jonny Jimison’s Day Oot!, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central, prose
ae humbugs an’ soor plooms, pokes ae sherbet wi liquorish stick
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Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
He rolls up his newspaper an pokes mi oan the arm wi it. ‘Here
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@raiphsays tweeted
onn an a wee ghosty finger aw pokes yer heid ats jus me.(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Nae sliders, pokes, nor coarn. on page 23

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@the_gellick tweeted
Bangor - pokes in the teemin rain, glaikit-l (2016) twitter link

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