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tooth Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.1 5.5 7.5 9.9 0 0 26.6
Number of occurrences2311 5 1 0 0 6
Number of authors21 10 5 1 5

Occurrences of tooth in Corpus

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Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
bigger'n the lave, wi a deep tooth til it, yon canna be tae a dr on page 138

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
d. He laughs, showin a missin tooth, n kicks the boy in the face on page 20

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Fechtin tooth an nail on page 35

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
it in that fuzzy nonense. Wan tooth stings an throbs up the back on page 3

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Hughie nivver did hae a sweet tooth, no even as a bairn. He'd gie on page 41

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
n tae wan side like a cruikit tooth. on page 21

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Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Soor Ploom Fairy, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Plum Fairy nivir hud a sweet tooth
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Atkins, Elise Billy Barr ’n’ Jonny Jimison’s Day Oot!, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central, prose
“I’ve goat a shoogly tooth! It’s ma last wan. Ah donâ€
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
dure. It started wi a pain ma tooth. It wis so bad ah thocht ma h
fore goin tae toon oan ma wee tooth wi a drill.
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@Chazzbat tweeted
@jackiepatie How's the tooth the day?(2020) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
it flashes an dirls, his blue tooth technology, somethin caaed WA on page 52

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
been hurt like haein a achin tooth on page 170

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
an buckelt an pierced by the tooth, some say, o a giant cat.
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
uckle great hole in his front tooth.
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
in Blackpool and chipped his tooth on a bit of rock. Off he pops(2017) search twitter

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Ur siller cracks tooth. on page 116

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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ir toothbrush an brushed ilka tooth individual, as advised bae hi on page 18

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Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Wi bustit tooth, on page 26

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Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Sleekit beece wye jagged tooth on page 36

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BardOfMilebush To A Merican Food, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
el in my mouth Whilst causing tooth decay
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Mc Donnell, John , (Facebook 2021) Ulster, prose
udnae hae fillt a hale in yer tooth! Guid times fonly remembered.
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Robinson, Philip , (Facebook 2021) Ulster, prose
tae A wus a bit lang'r in tha tooth!
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