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Doric - DOR tail o it. I jist winnered if you
Orkney - ORK Tail braided so tight
Doric - DORrs hoose earlier & see arse & tail o' a cat wriggling awa in the
Shetland - SHD yaan doon da rod, head prunk, tail up. Shö felt is prood is can
Doric - MNA atween's, gruntin an groanin, tail waggin in the air.
Southern - SWE14 Gulloch/gullock and forkie-tail bi faur the maist weel-yaised
Central - SEC t. Rats wis aye kent as "lang-tail fellaes" an salmon wis turnt
Central - SEC tel-tail pype ti strintil out throu th
Shetland - SHD k brunies an her famous forky-tail bannocks.
Doric - MNA Tribal. Tidal. Tail spreadin’, shinin’, soari
Doric - MNA A tail powked ooto a widpile hoose.
Shetland - SHD moose an sometimes shared da tail-en o a fysh wi him, laid oot
Shetland - SHD watchin da tail-lights,
Central - LAL He wore a tail coat made o a bonnie ploom-co
Central - LAL n the form of a dragon with a tail, running through the firmamen
Doric - DOR anna bide in their warld wi a tail..."
Central - WCE , 'Ye look like a ratton wi a tail comin oot its heid!'
Ulster - PUL Ma tail whusks tha trees
Central - LAL d say that God had gien him a tail tae keep the midges aff, but
Central - EDN say that God haed gien him a tail for tae keep the flees aff, b
Southern - SEA t oo, an het's stampin oan ma tail.
Central - GLA nt us, an he's steppin oan ma tail.
Doric - NNB ind us, an he's treadan on ma tail.
Doric - MNA blaik star on her broo, an a tail that sweeshed like a wheep. M
Doric - MNA ils” horns on its dowp an a tail that gaed up n’ doon an
Doric - MNA et moterbyke endicater's an a tail licht roon aboot eih corner's
Central - DUN a black figure wi horns an a tail wis seen tae flee oot o
Central - LAL Ticht in a tail, her buit-soles cauldly thin
Orkney - ORK ight, clim : as possessed o a tail, dore tae be taen oot i the y
Central - NEC n wi jaggie tongues. And fora tail, Cerberus had a lang bleck an
Central - SEC or a body, a tartan tie fur a tail. (A cuttie video on the shaw'
Shetland - SHD it oot da windoo, wi da sweed tail still reekin - an da last da
Doric - MNA He turned tail an ran, wi the dragon pechin
Doric - MNB aroon the toon. I jist turned tail and ran. Ma first class wis M
Central - SEC ed. Scratchy looked roon. Red tail
Orkney - ORK "Hid's cheust a shattered tail-light," he said wi dooncast f
Doric - MNA cuttin aff the shite covered tail sayin ‘Ye ken fine I like t
Doric - MNA Caught wi the shite covered tail!’ Mrs Robson gye come at sa
Central - LAL d but that isnae the heid and tail o it. There's mair: the wark
Ulster - GUL some 0 it fell on mae tail.”
Ulster - GUL Some o it fell on mae tail” Hae met Turkey Lurkey, Duc
Ulster - GUL Some o it fell on mae tail”
Ulster - GUL e lugs. Some o it fell on mae tail” Turkey Lurkey sed, “Wae
Ulster - GUL e lugs. Some o it fell on mae tail.” Goosey Loosey sed,
Ulster - GUL “Some o it fell on mae tail’
Ulster - CUL n iz, an hae's trampin on mae tail.
Central - GLA Nae whiskers, nae tail, an a feathery tum.
Central - EDN at he wad suiner hiv haen nae tail and nae flees. Alane amang th
Doric - MNA yer ay ahin like the coo's ae tail,' her mither raged. Bit her D
Doric - MNA her roon an roon frae tap tae tail, fur ilkie pikk o her body wi
Doric - MNA raelly..." Beldie lut er vyce tail awa na tantalizin fashion.
Central - SEC The tail o yer shirt's showin through.
Doric - MNA ptember, a sunsheeny day, the tail eyn o an early hairst on the
Doric - MNA ill miss aathin aboot im: the tail-waggin welcome it the door; t
Ulster - EUL whan she saw that it had the tail o a fish."
Central - GLA The tap and the tail's aw worn awey,
Doric - MNA Minnie Bruce heard the tail eyn o the sang, an heard Prin
Central - LAL man promised I could hae the tail as a mindin.'
Central - GLA Or Ginty and thaim, tae the tail o the bank.
Doric - MNA d dried shite stickin tae the tail o’t an throwe a moothfae o
Central - LAL iery besom is used acause the tail pits fowk in mind o the lang
Doric - MNA p oan er seat. "Haud onte the tail o ma frock an Ah' ll teem't o
Doric - MNA ts perch inno the grun wi the tail o his sark,
Southern - SWE I smell the tail-en o bye-gaun years,
Doric - MNA s wis thackit wi snaa, an the tail o ilkie slate reef hid a frin
Central - LAL air' acause tae Greek een the tail o the comet wis hair like. Am
Central - EDN itten is the dug, whitten the tail?
Doric - MNA he heicht o a blizzard in the tail eyn o Februar, oot aa nicht i
Central - EDN emed owercome, an flingin the tail o his sark ower his heid, he
Ulster - CUL wly, stairtin wi the en o the tail, an endin wi the grin, that s
Doric - MNA her Ma hid met her Da, at the tail eyn o the dairy cairt fin she
Doric - DOR ey aa stood an lauched at the tail o his sark.
Central - LAL s that Scotland is aye at the tail o the cou whan it comes tae g
Doric - MNA war destined tae wauk at the tail o the ploo at the slaw turn o
Central - GLA A launchin at the tail o the bank
Doric - MNA lickerin o the lantern at the tail o her ee. Jessie wiz reassure
Central - LAL whan Ah was growein up at the tail end o the Folk Revival, there
Doric - MNA the flickering shadas at the tail o her ee. She stoppit fullin
Central - DUN urope's minority tungs at the tail end o last centurie.
Doric - DOR as someone fa’s jist at the tail-eyne o a PhD in Linguistics (
Doric - MNA ty Jocky ye must’ve let the tail o yer sark get in the road o
Central - LAL Sittin doun, A caucht the tail end o this fae an owersettar
Doric - MNA ck-affrontit Betty ruggit the tail o er blouse doon ower er back
Central - SEC "Fancy a cocktail withoot the tail?"
Central - LAL He cannily kept the tail tae last.
Doric - DOR e ruggit Snaadrap awaa by the tail jist fan I'd pitten doun the
Doric - MNA ragged Bob the dog awa by the tail tae beery him.
Central - LAL clifft the craig wi his pykie tail.
Orkney - ORK Hid's wallie tail culd wrap aroond the earth an
Doric - MNA oo, an furl her teenie weenie tail, an wallop her muckle tugs ba
Doric - DOR rs. The fit o it's lang oosie tail fidged wi ivvery tingle an sq
Central - AYR el, mine's is a lang an dowie tail!" said the Mous, turnin tae A
Central - SWE a muckle tail-tree back an fowre.
Doric - MNA o a bowf an waggin his muckle tail.
Shetland - SHD winter I still hed my tadpole tail, although my legs wir weel un
Central - LAL nd eels, well-kend for souple tail, And geds for greed’. (A ge
Shetland - SHD wi a seich, "is lang, laek me tail-an sad."
Shetland - SHD int wis an he's truckin on me tail.
Orkney - ORK oor, wi a line o kerrs on me tail
Doric - NNB e slow, beginnan wi e end o e tail, an endan wi e grin, wheech r
Doric - MNA ither weemin war lyin heid te tail an ere wis soapy suds aa ower
Central - GLA A big tail poked oot ae a wee log cabin.
Central - LAL uk up in the mornin wi a lang tail growin oot o yer dowper.'
Ulster - CUL "It's a lang tail, richt enuch, " said Alice, l
Central - AYR "It's a lang tail, for shuir," said Alison luik
Shetland - SHD "He truly is a lang tail," said Alice, lookin doon an
Southern - SEA "Eet ts a lang tail, richt enough," said Ahlice,
Doric - DOR yer gray oossie kywte an lang tail, ee're haiverin, jaloosin. Aa
Central - SEC To your unfurling tail more artistry,
Doric - NNB "Id is a long tail, certainly," sade Alice, look
Central - SEC come ower e'en a single fish tail.
Doric - DOR A rare wee bittie monkfish tail
Central - LAL lavvy-brush tail
Southern - SEA lowly, stertin wi th end o th tail, an endin wi th grin, which r
Doric - MNA Tam Simson." Weel, aat's thi tail o Baggy an thi Charm, bit thi
Doric - MNA treams o’ cars gyan nose ti tail
Shetland - SHD ollowed ahint him. We fen him tail in da air an nose nearly in d
Central - LAL an tail doon, slunk awa.
Central - LAL fleein close by. His heid an tail war up, birse puffit oot an s
Doric - NNB Improve his shinan tail,
Central - SEC the tap an tail o it - the lot -
Ulster - BUL Bot sting ain tail ait nir ends
Central - GLA Bitin their ain tail again,
Doric - DOR kittlin rmnin . efter its ain tail in the mids o't.
Doric - MNA t ahin great Tibby's sweeshin tail. An Minnie forget tae speir f
Shetland - SHD i da creamy tip o his swishin tail pokin oot trow da hay, he's r
Southern - SEA Improve heis gleamin tail,
Central - GLA crocodile Improve his shinin tail,
Orkney - ORK And his stripy tiger tail
Central - LAL sleekit heid an back, an her tail raxin oot faur ahint her.
Central - LAL wee man has happened tae yer tail?"
Central - LAL affspreing wi yin flick o yer tail
Orkney - ORK the feathers fallin out o yer tail.
Central - LAL Git yer tail fae atween yer legs
Central - GLA cunts wae a few bob in their tail an urnae feart tae spend it;
Central - GLA "Ah could mebbe make heid or tail ae that," Alice said politely
Central - WCE hat ah couldnae make heid nor tail ae. Ah sat there fur aboot te
Central - WCE hat ah couldnae make heid nor tail ae. Ah sat there fur aboot te
Ulster - GULt or no! Cannae make heid nor tail o it mysel!
Doric - MNA sae they culdna mak heid nor tail o't an they were ower feert t
Doric - MNA oot; they coudna mak heid nor tail o't, it wis aa double Dutch t
Doric - ABN sooch. 'Ah canna mak heid nor tail o't. But Ah'm nae seer Ah sho
Central - LAL st fowk couldnae mak heid nor tail o whit Sunny
Doric - ABN er been able tae mak heid nor tail o that.
Central - LAL ut could mak neither heid nor tail o it. It was no screived in t
Central - NEC grund by the boa constrictor tail. The snake wrapped itsel roon
Central - LAL d-blotched orrals o...a tod's tail. Beek liftit it. "We taen the
Central - LAL ly lickin the dock o Mr Tod's tail tae stench the bleedin. 'It w
Central - GLA e, lookin doon at the Moose's tail wae wunner; "bit how's it sad
Central - WCE oung witch grabbed ma horse's tail n took the hing clean aff but
Central - LALion in a the shak o a Ghini's tail!
Doric - MNA n a lick syne paddit awa wi's tail hingin doon.
Central - EDN The paddock's tail-swishin thoroughbreeds.
Central - WCE hat if ye hacked aff an esk's tail, the tail stayed alive and gr
Doric - MNA an gie's a look it yer deuk's tail."
Central - AYR t I wis tellt wis a raccoon's tail that trailed doon the back o
Central - LAL Aye the coo's tail when the schuil has a race,
Central - WCE is always runnin at the coo's tail then too. Owen Lennon. Here.
Orkney - ORK No! Dinna pull owld Rover's tail.:
Doric - MNA Meg rose at her mistress's tail tae draw the kitchie curtains
Shetland - SHD ive marker - s, laek da cat's tail, fir maist fokk is intuitivel
Doric - DOR dog wid stan ere waggin it's tail as Jonsar stuffed the ba
Doric - MNA at near as thick as a shelt's tail, sae lang that she cud sit on
Doric - MNA s as thick an roch as Tibby's tail. Her jaw wis squar an her sha
Doric - NNB emblan doon till e end o hids tail. "As if A wid talk on such a
Doric - NNB oor peedy thing wis wavan ids tail aboot leck nothin on earth, n
Doric - NNB s when id's wild, an wags ids tail when id's pleased. Noo A grow
Ulster - GUL he wudds. A seed fell on haes tail. Chicken Little sed, “The s
Ulster - GUL he wudds. A seed fell on haes tail. Hae met Henny Penny an sed,
Ulster - CUL n richt doon tae the eno haes tail. "As if A wud taak aboot such
Central - WCE pare wee sowel hid cote ‘es tail An' 'e hudnae the sense tae l
Central - LAL The trow grippit the woufs tail siccarly, an gae it a haurd p
Doric - MNA His tail. an his fuskers are byordnar
Doric - MNA r an Hairy lookit hopefu, his tail thuddin against the kitchen f
Central - LAL Heehaw sweeshed his tail fae side tae side, tae gie hi
Central - GLA l jungle. He's walkin wae his tail between his legs. McGiver's f
Doric - MNA aa the stickywillies free his tail. Bit syne.
Central - LAL If that bowfer winna wag his tail
Doric - MNA Whigmaleerie the kite, wi his tail tied tae a tree, got a gey be
Central - AYR skelpt awa tae France wi his tail atween his legs, never mair t
Doric - MNA led doon in his beddie wi his tail roon his neb tae keep it cosy
Central - LAL giein it laldie again wi his tail.
Central - GLA An his tail an whiskers are dead, dead lo
Central - LAL hit he wis luikin for, an his tail stertit gaun its dinger again
Central - LAL neb pyntin intae space an his tail gaun its dinger. As afore, Ka
Central - SEC s Mikey's heavies wur oan his tail. There's nae two weys aboot i
Doric - MNA s afore lookin up, waggin his tail an lickin it baith their face
Central - EDN ide tae side and wheechin his tail, ‘shuirly the’r nane aman
Central - EDN ide tae side and wheechin his tail that somehou gart ye trew wha
Shetland - SHD r peerie object wis wavin his tail aboot in a peetiful wye, for
Orkney - ORK A flick o his tail hit me smack in the face
Central - LAL sleep because the dock o his tail wis that sair. 'Weel,' he tho
Central - LAL emerant een, the flisk o his tail,
Central - WCE The Deil bait the tip o his tail, pensefu-like.
Shetland - SHD ower, richt ta da point o his tail, "as if I wid spaek aboot sic
Shetland - SHD ow, startin wi da point o his tail, an feenishin wi da grin, an
Shetland - SHD ns whin he's tirn an wigs his tail whin he's plaised. Noo I girn
Central - LAL this tail-thumpin
Central - LAL is horns and scratched at his tail,
Doric - MNA irn some cottar bairns at his tail, singin their yearly pairty p
Doric - MNA rred up his snoot, cockit his tail an bowfed till his fur stude
Central - LAL heir haunds, the lion pit his tail atween his shanks and skelped
Central - WCE Deil smirkit an shoogelt his tail afore hirplin hame.
Doric - MNA cone wi jist his tail hingin oot like a wummily wir
Southern - SEA ir wee sowel was flappin eets tail feelin sorry fur itsel, bein
Southern - SEA quakin doon tae th end o eets tail. "As if Ah would talk oan sic
Southern - SEA hen eet's vexed, an wags eets tail when eet's pleased. Noo Ah gr
Central - LAL at had seen in the shops. Its tail wis waggin an Kat thocht she
Central - LAL t's wee tottie pink feet. Its tail wis lang's ma airm, theek is
Central - GLA mblin doon tae the end ae its tail. "Zif ak wid staun aroon talk
Central - GLA , stairtin wae the end ae its tail, an feeneeshin aff wae its gr
Doric - DOR e and stappit it up aneth its tail. Weel it didna like yon, the
Central - GLA e puir wee hing wis wavin its tail aboot pathetically, no able t
Ulster - CUL he peur weethin wus wavin its tail aboot in a unhairtsome wye, b
Ulster - PUL Wi yin sweep o its tail
Central - LAL t, its lugs and the tip o its tail, sayin the words:
Central - AYR richt doun tae the tip o its tail. "As if I wad talk aboot sic
Central - AYR when it's angert, an wags its tail when it's gled. Nou, I growl
Ulster - CUL whin it's angry, an wags its tail whin it's happy. Noo A growl
Central - GLA when it's pit oot an wags its tail when it's happy. Bit ah growl
Central - WCE d tae tak tent and no get its tail fankled in the lid when she s
Central - SEC lass !” The dug waffit its tail, joco-lik. Mirren
Central - SEC it lost a feather fae oot its tail.
Doric - MNA like the coo’s tail, grumfy, girny, ill-naturet,
Doric - DOR hull aside the Gray Mear’s Tail Linn oor feet
Doric - DOR doon tae the ‘Gray Mear’s Tail’ linn. It maun hae taen a g
Orkney - ORK oot o the grund. The cat’s tail twitched an its eyes nerrowed
Doric - MNA the Tyke lowpit fur Scrat’s tail, bit the kittlin breenged up
Central - LAL but ye better finn that tail
Central - LAL A seen thaim. Yon lang mankit tail coorit in bite merks, plouks
Doric - DOR white rump an lyre-shapit tail fedders tae tice the hens afo
Doric - DOR n the doag's lug, an it turnt tail an bit its ain maister, then
Central - AYR the troopers that they turnt tail. In the confusion an clamour
Doric - MNA The chestnut tail an mane
Central - GLA Wi a big scabby tail that's dead, dead long.
Doric - MNA Her hair on eyn, her fluffy tail A gweed sax inches roon Back
Central - LAL no sae far frae trampin on my tail;
Central - SEC 'till the totier anes on my tail,
Central - AYR Improve his shiny tail,
Central - WCE r hair in its usual high pony tail: normally she's got it sat on
Central - GLA e.’ she sais, tyin her pony tail up intae a wee bun. Ah won’
Doric - DOR throu tae ma roosty tail
Doric - DOR throu tae ma roosty tail
Central - GLA Iz tail wiznae scaly, an iz whiskers
Central - SEC inveit ti halp an waggit hiz tail wi glie.