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Use in varieties of Scots

spades Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4.6 5.1 3 0 0 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences1510 2 0 0 1 2
Number of authors13 8 2 1 2

Occurrences of spades in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
diggin in the sand wae widden spades, a row ae lodging hooses, an on page 21

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
howkin in the saun wi widden spades, a raw o ludginhouses, an ahi on page 20

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
Wi spades an shuils ower their shouders on page 53
s beat the rid-hot airn intae spades an shuils. on page 80

2 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
ae ma hert giein diamonds in spades. on page 6

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
Some kept haud o the hoes an spades they had been uisin, ithers p on page 79

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
smoothin oot the taur wi thir spades or thir forks; they wir deid on page 76

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
o buckets and spades and the wabbit traik on page 11

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
- the ace o herts, the ace o spades an the ace o diamonds, bad lu on page 58

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
is haun, which ur like fuckin spades, the cunt. Rough as saunpaper
1 matches

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ns diggan in e sand wi wooden spades, then a row o lodgin houses, on page 20

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ein a deal tae 2024. Earnt in spades. ?????? #standfree #coyr #abe(2020) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
s diggin in th sand wi wudden spades, then a row o lodgin hooses, on page 20

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
alk aboot wi faces lik Lurgan spades?" "I didnae say ye cudnae tru on page 45

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
s diggin in the san wi wudden spades, thin a row o lodgin-hooses, on page 21

1 matches

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