A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of thrapple in Corpus

Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
or a second a knot wis in her thrapple. Syne she pulled oot ontae th on page 12

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Hardie, George Lallans 82 - As The White Swan Passes, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
ti claucht the thrapple and the hairt on page 14

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
id an excitement tichtened ma thrapple an focht thegither i ma belly on page 55
the sang dee'd i the singer's thrapple, the crew no kennin at first on page 58
eein severed haunds comin tae thrapple me, an voices that melled an on page 60

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
constrictor wiacraitur in its thrapple. It lookit like this; on page 9

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
liding his heid doon wolfie's thrapple on page 31

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ld nicht-air disnae dae wi my thrapple!" An a Canary cried oot in a on page 31
t like he's got a bane in his thrapple," said the Gryphon; an set ta on page 44

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
n he tuimed hes beer ower hes thrapple. Nae eithlie ettle wi a muckl on page 27

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
f like a dug tae slocken it's thrapple, syne it yawned, shawin aff i on page 58

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
a heid wi a noose aroun its thrapple! The mooth aipened an a vyce on page 26

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ae glesses doon along skinny thrapple. Blue filled his heid. Summer on page 1

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
eirsels comfy, he cleared his thrapple and stairtit: on page 6

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
drouthie thrapple, aw wee windaed trees on page 43
thrapple o the universe itsel? on page 60

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
imsel had a dirk held tae his thrapple by three drucken savages - a on page 34
him wi a musket baa throu his thrapple, efter he'd poked his heid ab on page 37
, his hert near lowpt oot his thrapple when he heard a grain frae in on page 60

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
p, aince, twice, thrice at ma thrapple ~ on page 49

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
is stieve and muscly. She'd a thrapple like a bull, wappin shooders, on page 76
hat came fae the Trunchbull's thrapple. "Naw! she yowled. 'It cannae on page 215

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
when ye thrapple a philosopher. on page 173

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
rappie A've ivver had ower ma thrapple, aw ma born days.' on page 31
come up dry as a meenister's thrapple. The puir OIM was gangin gyte on page 48
e mak funny wee noises in his thrapple. Hou had he no listenit tae W on page 66

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
thing had disappeart doon his thrapple. He wig oot o braith, but he on page 52
n awa loodly somewhaur in his thrapple. on page 54
braiths. Then he cleared his thrapple, and said, Awricht, Ill read on page 59
creamy chocolate ran doon his thrapple itae his toom belly, his hail on page 95
y feel the food gaun doon yer thrapple and intae yer belly! And y ca on page 108

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'Grannie micht no hae a sair thrapple,' Geordie said, 'but she's ce on page 28
nd cowped the mixter doon her thrapple. Then he jinked back tae watc on page 39
e poor hauf a joogfu doon her thrapple. A sizzlin soond, the kind ye on page 41
n unco groozlin soonds in its thrapple. Its neb wis openin and shutt on page 54

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
' He bummed a wee tune in his thrapple sae that nane o the words wid on page 45

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
rewed bree that scowdered yer thrapple and biled in yer belly. on page 64
glogged and pappled doon his thrapple. 'It's ... it's like gowd bre on page 65

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
aipple joogle in his shilpit thrapple - and shrugged his patchy sh on page 24
oe looked up, and cleared his thrapple. on page 67

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
thrapple ilka braith o air on page 47

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Thrum o thrapple, tirl o trinnle on page 56

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
uaiking fae the screed in its thrapple. on page 59

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
s neb. He felt the back o his thrapple burn. Then he stertit tae pic on page 22
on. His mooth became dry. His thrapple wis sair when he swallaed. Hi on page 42
tane and steel. On Cerberus's thrapple and aw doon his canine back w on page 51

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McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
wallowed the big stane in his thrapple. on page 64

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
his wheaselie thrapple an chowk on page 21

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
int o a sound fae Mairshall's thrapple. on page 72

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
mes Gordeanna McCulloch whase thrapple skails gowd in sangs like The on page 77

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Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Raither throttle a thrapple on page 82

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
n at's been threapit doon oor thrapple for sae lang. on page 56

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Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
e phonic microphone round his thrapple. "O Jesus! She'll hae heard e on page 37

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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
d a wee in the sma glen o her thrapple.
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Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
rae his pint, syne cleart his thrapple.
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
pullt the draa-string at his thrapple, tuggit doon the mittens ower
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ming o the neuk stapping her thrapple whan she ettled to skirl. Oot
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
wth, scart, semmit, thole and thrapple, vennel, wheen – aw as guid
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
ma thrapple dry, ma belly toom.
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Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ou the puir craitur up by its thrapple. Nae dignity in thon, like. T
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Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
aed a gowden locket aboot his thrapple. The heat aff the explosion h
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Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
is a belt aboot Scotland’s thrapple. Oor roads ar pithailed anach
structur needs lowsed aff the thrapple o the North-East.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Granny, ma thrapple's sair.
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
him tae stert, he raukit his thrapple and begoud:
nacker, ’at’ll stick your thrapple and byle ye doun for the tod-
Auld Major raukit his thrapple and begoud tae sing. Juist li
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
is haurd tae say. He felt his thrapple chokit up, an tried for tae t
man drew a finger across his thrapple an uttert whit wis obviously
e o thaim is gaan tae cut his thrapple! Only thoo can save him! Here
e made a wee curmurrin in his thrapple an cooried his heid agin her
” His haun closed aroon her thrapple, an she gasped. “In front o
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Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Yin o the zoomers cleekin ma thrapple,
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@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
d Throat units . Lug, Neb and Thrapple Depairtments. Braw!(2016) search twitter

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
in a vino doon yer bonnie wee thrapple? ?? (2022) twitter link
some gin doon yer bonnie wee thrapple ?? (2022) twitter link
at coffee doon yer bonnie wee thrapple ?? (2022) twitter link
e dilutin doon yer bonnie wee thrapple the night? ???? (2022) twitter link
er coffee doon yer bonnie wee thrapple? ?? (2022) twitter link
and 4 other occurrences.

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
an nae ees forcin it doon es thrapple, fur that's why Mains' loon w on page 84

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Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - The mornin o the waddin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
stickin oot o it lodged in ma thrapple. Err's a scrum in ma gut, a s on page 98

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McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
howe soonds frae Yer thrapple on page 75

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
an the words rasped oot o his thrapple. on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
rkey it Christmas. He redd is thrapple an kickit it a bittie o curle on page 10

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Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
Gutsy plants raxed oot tae thrapple her. Lang seggs like iley sna on page 119

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
nereyn, an raxxed his theivin thrapple fur him doon in Embro in 1658 on page 51

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ram their releegion doon yer thrapple - na, na, freenly as ye like on page 72

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
es, wippit her scarf toon her thrapple, hauled on her toorie an jaik
doon at the foun o its furry thrapple. The lowe wis biggit heich wi
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
bedded doon inno the lizard's thrapple. Tho Skreichmakkers hid human
rrot fowk, ae yark cud slit a thrapple as clean's a blade.
s frae the paddy field wi her thrapple cuttit frae lug tae lug like
skirl tore frae the patient's thrapple… wi ae breenge, the nurse w
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Robson, Euan Peelie wally, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
On tap o a that I hid a sare thrapple. Then came the blocked neb, c
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Martin, Keiron Ma Worst Nicht Oot, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
he telt me she hid a gies air thrapple. An there wis naething that w
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
d the desire tae throttle his thrapple
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Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ang o’t an mash it doon his thrapple. Aal Jocky jist shook his hee
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Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
started deep in Jeemicky’s thrapple risin tae a full blown scream
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
n mixture doon Kirsty Ann’s thrapple.
d the scarf roon Snochrie’s thrapple an
2 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caw, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2020) Doric - Stonehaven, prose
he knife. Right in the fuckin thrapple. Pure dead magic so it wis. A
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
oo muckle @brewdog 's doon ma thrapple ower thon festivities(2016) search twitter
drinky ca'd #DrookitHoor ? Ma thrapple's dryer thi'n a Camels erse!(2017) search twitter
r_ Hurl a wee dram o’wer yer thrapple ma wee aipple! #CoveMin(2019) search twitter
h, bit a’ve been dousin’ ma thrapple wi’ thon @BrewDog the last p(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
theen tae her. He cleared his thrapple nervously. ‘Er – Petunia,
1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Frae breesht tae thrapple on page 35
Fur oor man's doon wi thrapple bad, on page 40

2 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
that nicht-air disnae dae mae thrapple onie guid!" An a canary caalt on page 31
es if hae had a bane in haes thrapple," said the Gryphon; an it set on page 98

2 matches

Bennett, Hazel Tha Near Cut, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
Conor redd his thrapple. “A hae bin this wye afore.
1 matches