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Use in varieties of Scots

stretch Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.3 9.1 9 19.9 11.6 0 8.9
Number of occurrences3018 6 2 2 0 2
Number of authors26 14 6 2 2 2

Occurrences of stretch in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ndred for holding. If I buy a stretch, you can sell that much on. I on page 1

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
w. Stoap at a petrol station, stretch wir legs, a quick fag awkward on page 3

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
Ah stretch oor and pass him his boattle. on page 173

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
theirsels. No them aw bi onie stretch. But as the Brexit bourach sh on page 79
ck guid is no that muckle o a stretch, is it? Weel, fer some fowk, on page 94

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
stretch denim, distressed look on page 66

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
in smart because he'd took ae stretch ower the summer: he's nearly on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Fir evri stretch he's duin, on page 37
five words lang, that oan the stretch'd forefinger o aa on page 101

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
till wings were stieve tae stretch and spreid. on page 7

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Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
inguistically challenged" or "stretch the more able". He was buskin on page 37

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
stringy gobs o sticky slaver stretch intae the face o the oafficer on page 18

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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
ooth, lips like worms when ye stretch them.
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Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
am stawndin’ here nixt tae stretch wi the haircut that stawnds o
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Eunson, Catherine This Winter, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
And leuk at me! Stappit for a stretch
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
no pass up an opportunity tae stretch his paws. Ah pop a few maire
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@changed_days tweeted
the realisation he's due a 10 stretch probably got tae him. (2022) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
dubs, naething but dubs They stretch like an ocean - they're half on page 15

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Abel, Charlie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
, it is sae lang that ye cuid stretch fae Union Street tae weel bey on page 25

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@daleser23 tweeted
get it a bash. Il be sure to stretch first(2013) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
boiled rice for tea......much stretch tae a tin o sweetcorn n a!(2011) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
und coin nowadays. Canna even stretch as far as a toastie at the ba(2017) search twitter

@McGoo1888 tweeted
argument but it's a bit of a stretch amigo. Which is Spanish for f (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
er precious clutch except tae stretch her legs on page 12

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
ee a fair piece. Thir tedders stretch. Darling golders. Astrid, qui on page 108

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
Opposite da tunnel is a stretch a moory pools, shallow pools on page 93

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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
l to blow away da cobwebs and stretch oot da spaegie after a fab ni(2018) search twitter

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Or stretch oot for a rest: on page 35

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Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
lamber oot and hae a good oul stretch
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