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Use in varieties of Scots

ribs Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.3 8.2 15.1 9.9 34.9 0 0
Number of occurrences3316 10 1 6 0 0
Number of authors23 13 5 1 4

Occurrences of ribs in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
h gie him a wee nudge tae the ribs tae let him know ahm no the b on page 10

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
stane. Neist he hackit intae ribs o haurd rock, and heavit oot on page 14

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'And tear the lassie's ribs apairt on page 23

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ye tell ye wuid stick tae yer ribs. Plain honest food for straic on page 56

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
sniggern an diggin me in the ribs, Well, said Missus Auldhill, on page 98

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
juist like a bag o kinnlin, ribs an bones stickin oot ivvery w on page 136

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McCrory, Pat Lallans 57 - Jimsie’s Maw’s Soup, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
Fur a hambone some ribs an a hoch. on page 29

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Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Soor Ploom Fairy, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
wi whalebanes happed roond ma ribs;
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
follaed the heid an syne the ribs o the kist and the lang rigba
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
sel as she clam the stair, wi ribs gettin sair an hert pumpin gy
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
, an sinks the boot intae his ribs.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
r they were knockit intil his ribs wi ilka step. A wheen months
broke. He tried tae feel his ribs, bit this brocht repercussion
h?” He powkit Raggle in the ribs. “Follae thy fancy, that’
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
oer an Tracey prods me in the ribs, ‘Danny, tell Paul tae gie
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@fairpechtoot tweeted
DrMDempster 'Awa an run up ma ribs!' Ma maw used tae say that ta(2017) search twitter

Doric

Lawrie, Alastair Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Win, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
O spears. Win blaws owre the ribs o sand on page 90

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
onywye." She pokit im in the ribs es the quine disappeart wi er on page 39
he caal winter win rattilt is ribs. He pulled is thin suit jaick on page 74

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
s hairt haimmerin against his ribs. "It's nae a porter wi're nee on page 8
his elba inte the Jeweller's ribs an near caain him aff the bar on page 16
s ma hairt haimmer against ma ribs an Ah canna believe it's time on page 45

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ploo he wid get a yark in the ribs wi the shafts. Jonsar Eck wis
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ts far skulls an rig-banes an ribs dirded alang tae mills that c
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
surprise Yule feast till her ribs war bulgin an
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@Manuforti1968 tweeted
Angel Delight. Stick tae yer ribs.(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Against the cawld ribs on page 35

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Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
Here me owld creel, ruckle o ribs on page 21

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Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
ae da Young Yarl a proag i da ribs wi his elbuck. on page 35

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Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
n airms, wi da bar anunder me ribs.
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Watt, Valerie An onkerry for a kerry oot, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“Wir starter is spare ribs,” she declared.
Snurtysleeves glowered at da ribs, no sure whit tae dae.
“So do dey git spare ribs fae fokk wi spare tyres?” a
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