smooth | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 9.4 | 9.3 | 3 | 59.6 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 4.4 | |
Number of occurrences | 30 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Number of authors | 25 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
A PURPLE candle. A smooth red stane. Cauld watter, fres on page 1
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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ot this wey when ah heard his smooth voice speak aw fluentlike in on page 41
1 matches
Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Shave masel jist as smooth on page 101
1 matches
Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
a wee dout an he pit it in he smooth an swallied it an then he wid on page 76
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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
the best O pals, set apart by smooth skin and wrinkles. She loves on page 26
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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
parritch. Then I turn it oot, smooth it wi a stick an say "Lord, h on page 11
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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
otwards ilka airt leain it wi smooth regions that pits us in mind
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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
the iron that she yaised tae smooth
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
p an file it doun till it wis smooth again!
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n put the feelers oot. Try an smooth it oer.
1 matches
McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
rge o’ black powder an’ a smooth ba’, row’d in silk frae m
1 matches
Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
rms wrapped aroon hersel. The smooth pavin stane wis icy cauld aga
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ay Macallan fur the road. The smooth, sherry seasoned whisky glide
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
. And along wae his beautiful smooth black and white coat. He’s
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Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
k an fore a pucklie times. “Smooth!” he thocht. Afore movin af
1 matches
Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
waarn smooth under a cue baal moon. on page 14
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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
worn smooth an roond bae the rollan drift on page 17
smooth fine cloot, bright roosty ree on page 101
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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Shynan, smooth an no a hair oot o place on page 97
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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Handle smooth fae his grandfithers grip. He on page 60
1 matches
Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
r boots. Da haandle is rubbed smooth, made fae a saft, light wid;
1 matches