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wheech Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words28.1 12.2 79.6 19.9 0 103.4 8.9
Number of occurrences9124 53 2 0 10 2
Number of authors21 14 4 1 1 1

Occurrences of wheech in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
y mair hairy, wid rax oot and wheech awa whit they were efter. Tha on page 64

2 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
he King, "or yer heid'll gang wheech!" on page 44

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
then. Did she laugh? Did she wheech. on page 1

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
sweep ye aff ae yer feet and wheech ye right intae ma bed; on page 55
oon, ma darlin, let the warld wheech aw it's snash, on page 103

2 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
nt man. Wherr is that? Wales? Wheech up ma fly, where dae ah know on page 3

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ers o the City are lookin tae wheech back health an pension provee on page 95

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ethin that gied wis Augustus. WHEECH! Up he shot like a bullit on page 85

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
orces team wis on standby tae wheech in an redd up onything that s on page 21

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
and her haill body skited up wheech intae the air. It wis jist as on page 39

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
s, and as for Beek, weel, the wheech o aipple cider hings aboot hi on page 10
ould we no jist snoove up and wheech it oot o his haund?" on page 31

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
a rocket Coont Olaf is, he'd wheech us straicht oot o here." on page 61
could invent somethin that'd wheech them faur, faur awa. "It's ge on page 67

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
or the nod fae the queen taé wheech open the men's throats. on page 39

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
rlin in ma cairtie, ay, we'll wheech awa thegither on page 21

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
s jist shy o 88 Yird days tae wheech roond, makkin it the fastest
1 matches

Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
a sheugh, a they maun dae is wheech a pail o klerty watter doon a
1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
e no keepin her then? Did she wheech! Ah wis tae tak her unner ma
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
dden, he made up his mind tae wheech me awa fae Theseus.
ae fling it wi his twa hauns. Wheech! went Eros’s arra, heidin s
2 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
an jist walk past a shelf and wheech sumpn intae her pocket afore
1 matches

@annieones tweeted
ysel a ferrari.... aye did ye wheech! (2021) twitter link

Doric

Reid, Adeline Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Clootie Duff, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Wheech it oot o the pot an steemin h on page 21

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Doric Gruffalo's Bairn, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1785300691) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
Muckle Coorse Moose'll wheech ye awa. on page 1

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
fell off e top o e hoose !" (Wheech wis awful leckly true.) on page 9
question, id didna much mater wheech way she pit id. She felt at s on page 10
found a peedy bottle on id, ("wheech wisna here afore," sade Alice on page 12
in id a awful peedy cake, on wheech e words "EIT ME" were bonnily on page 14
at she wis in e pool o tears wheech she hed cowned when she wis n on page 20
Also on pages 21, 25, 32, 34, 38, 43, 46, 49, 50, 51, 55, 56, 57, 57, 59, 60, 62, 63, 74, 82, 96, 107, 108, 109, 114, 115, 117
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
arnies like a rocket. They aa wheech awa, Pranny's hair streamin o
an awa like lichtnin they aa wheech till they're ower the watters
on or clachan…faith, ye cud wheech frae Lonach tae Embro in hauf
3 matches

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
peir at the panellists aboot, wheech them ower tae membership@oorv(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Lallans 67 - Fower Poems efter Rilke, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Orkney, poetry
coorse sometheen bi wheech aa that wis greed sae weel on page 58

2 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
s 50 yeir nou an Craik Sheil, wheech nou A’m telt, is anither ri
Royal, anenst Dirthope Burn, wheech rins doun intil the Borth’i
ae biggish biggin, wheech wis the Howpasley Schuil an S
on the waiter, ca’d Eilrig; wheech mairched wi Howpasley ferm on
askin fur the len o ae torch; wheech wei
10 matches

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
e gie the cratur a microwave: wheech the tay in thonder an it'll s (2015) twitter link
Mind an wheech the clocks back the nicht. Gi (2015) twitter link