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Use in varieties of Scots

vest Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4.3 3 6 19.9 0 0 8.9
Number of occurrences146 4 2 0 0 2
Number of authors9 5 2 1 1

Occurrences of vest 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

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ekend in Amsterdam. The white vest ah'm wearin goes sae well wae on page 14

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
in a string vest on page 78

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Like Ptolemy's vest and drawers, on page 57

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
inked oan tae his fluorescent vest.
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
e flung ma drink a’ doon ma vest An’ the fat lip she geid me
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
es bulgin oot his simple blue vest are testament tae it. He’s
1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
He tirrt imsel doon till his vest Wi girse an dockens did his b on page 15

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
said Betty. "He disna cast is vest tull June an Ah dinna see im on page 81

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ither boy in fite shorts an a vest cam in an stairtit poorin waa on page 13

1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
rock and fund a coorse string vest on page 30
pair, ah'll be sleepan in me vest." on page 46

2 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
let lines o claes - a knitted vest, troosers, socks, pants an a on page 11

2 matches

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