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Use in varieties of Scots

straps Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words2.8 3 1.5 0 0 0 8.9
Number of occurrences96 1 0 0 0 2
Number of authors7 5 1 1

Occurrences of straps in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
. I checked an re-checked the straps on ma shield, gied the blade on page 56

1 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
doon the middle tae form twa straps while the end o on page 41
aun cud be scudded wi the twa straps but dominies generally prefer on page 42

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
pingin loadsa lassies' bra straps; Chris Russell went an did it on page 96

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
erin wee loon ye are! Tak ten straps o cairrots!' on page 56

1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
wans whur ye’r loosenin yer straps
1 matches

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
nurse wis tyin the straps on ma goonie, shae telt iz ma
1 matches

Ulster

Gillen, Charles Oot Here Mae Lane, (Words without Borders Magazine 2004) Ulster, prose
An' oul' bridle an' straps that sa' monies a crap, an' a
r the slap an', I tigh'en the straps an' I yok
2 matches

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