shank | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 7.8 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 4.4 | |
Number of occurrences | 25 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Number of authors | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
y-five got a haud o her richt shank and anchored it tae the groon on page 128
2 matches
Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'ye get a clocker inside the shank o a stick o celery. Yon's whi on page 8
1 matches
Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
en fur 'a sie-farin man wi ae shank'; an lat him ken the mament h on page 5
4 matches
Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
ma immediat misters, A tuik a shank o cauld lamm, a bottil o Beau on page 5
1 matches
Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
g cheil sut on a settil wi ae shank liggit alang o'd. on page 1
il hiz. "Puir Quentin! Is the shank gey sair?" on page 2
2 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
When aa leal legions shaw a shank on page 59
1 matches
Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
ane or Hoggetscauf or Spinnle shank?" on page 42
1 matches
Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
leaf o the green, ay, shank o the white on page 25
1 matches
Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
he lave o’m ye maun gang on shank’s naig. Bot gin
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
es as he "...drap[s] doon the shank..." tae "...faddoms deepest b
1 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
cairryin Abdul, wi his missin shank. The Auld Men tane it in turn
1 matches
Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
A bad her come doon tae shank at ma cheek;
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
. A crack hid appeared at the shank o the big drone so that wiz f
1 matches
@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ness, moss, mire, bay, naze, shank, ess. (2020) twitter link
Craiters spotted by shanks mare fae the hoose door ow (2020) twitter link