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Use in varieties of Scots

waashin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.6 14.6 16.5 0 0 0 17.7
Number of occurrences4429 11 0 0 0 4
Number of authors15 9 4 2

Occurrences of waashin in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
, a middle-aged wummin stauns waashin dishes at the sink. The licht on page 1

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ot the bine an hingin oan the waashin line, the messages delivered, on page 77

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
back-brekin' wark, daein' the waashin'. On waashin' day, an' bar th on page 3
nted tae kin wis whit kind o' waashin' did Ah hing oot. Weel, Ah wi on page 4
she keeps her hoose braw, her waashin' is wan o' the whitest tae ga on page 20

11 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Wifie's spoutin oan about 'Waashin socks', on page 133

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
caw the claes fae the waashin line on page 46
she's waashin the back-stair o heaven on page 76

2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
Waashin Day Weirriors on page 63
gither. Allooin hauf a line o waashin tae trail in the glaur. on page 65
e brakk the claes line. Meg's waashin laundit amang the stoor. on page 66
r wumman yaised the streech o waashin line thai'd cam tae lounerin on page 68

7 matches

McCabe, Mary Lallans 73 - Tap Table, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Waggin lines o waashin streek ower the weel-kept cau on page 117

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
l. ‘This is bettir nir whyt-waashin!’ The sunnschein strak het
mait an drenk, an (in course) waashin. It’s ma warl, an A dinna w
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
She tane doon the waashin that she had duin that mornin
tae pray five times a day - waashin wad be token, hooever - this
2 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
sy wirkin. She'd te dee aa er waashin bi han in twa big fite sinks, on page 87

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
t Vi, a fresh flush o affront waashin ower her as she pictired the on page 30
The dish-waashin complete, Willie turnt his at on page 32
ormal' is jist a cycle on the waashin machine," said Loma, giein a on page 34
eed fin she wis takkin in her waashin. Ah likit her cause she spoke on page 63
as he turnt an saa his mither waashin blunkets, trumpin barfit in a on page 92

5 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
pocrites wi a face lik a weet waashin, cause they screw up their ph on page 14
ishers werna in them bit were waashin their nets. He gaed in ower e on page 87

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
iv ye dinna ging feel wi the waashin. It's foo ye use em." He nodd on page 37

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
s heid he narhaan tint. A wis waashin e windaes at e front o e hoos on page 27

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
e peekit twice fan Tibbie wes waashin your facie iss mornin. Nou, y on page 11

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
the fire, lickin hir paas an waashin hir dial-an shae's a quare sa on page 22
"An waashin?" said the Mock Turtle. on page 95

3 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
e; but aitin wioot tha ritual waashin o hans daesnae sullie hïm." on page 9

1 matches

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