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The word 'biscuits'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
biscuitsOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus14.24731
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 39.2 12 4
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 1
NEC - North East Central 45.9 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 7.7 3 3
WCE - West Central 22.2 5 2
DUN - Dundee 31.9 3 2
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 30.1 6 5
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 9.2 7 7
SEA - South East (Borders) 24.2 2 1
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast) 2369.7 1 1
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 28.4 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of biscuits in Corpus

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Orkney

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Lunch wis Westray watar biscuits on page 88

1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
have to cut down a bit on the biscuits.' (He wis a sooth man, an cou
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ished my mam wid stairt buyin biscuits wi silver paper an the spairk on page 64
shed awa the plate o cakes an biscuits. on page 75

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
fae demolishin the chocolate biscuits es Dottie an the maanie gaed on page 25
te faa in wi anither packet o biscuits an a bittie hame-made cake." on page 26
ubbuge, incontinence an plain biscuits. Iv only they'd open a winda on page 45

4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
e bakit scones an bannocks an biscuits fur first fitters comin. Aa t
1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
ed in aw the tins, ett aw the biscuits, ett aw the chicken in the fr
hin huz been stolen. Only the biscuits fae the tins an juice by the
you will find some packets of biscuits on the shelf. Will you get so
3 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
cuppie tea or coffee an funcy biscuits aat Cyber Cafe aat Cruden Bay(2016)

General Northern

@fittiecrooners tweeted
orward tae Line o Duty wee ma biscuits n cheese(2017)
the tin, coal in the bucket & biscuits oot. Jist need yon wife tae m(2017)

North East Central

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
Hercules is really nippin ma biscuits. Ah'm gonnae pit the hems on on page 3

1 matches

(South) East Central

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
heavy on the pies, pastries, biscuits an cakes, but dinna eat eneuc
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
d yin for coffee). A tin fu o biscuits wis added tae the bag asweel,
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
oot of cafes. Doesnae chorie biscuits tho ?? https://t.co/4hkHMoFKn(2020)

West Central

Dalgetty, Moira Lallans 104 - The Best Laid Schemes..., (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, poetry
ar rush. Ah tried it wi other biscuits but it didny work. Bein nebby on page 102

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
brought back boxes ae broken biscuits fur ma ma an da an ah big cho on page 99
ah said, It's sponge cake no biscuits wur makin, an then a stuck ma on page 135
yi can go an help yirsel tae biscuits an pieces an stuff if yi get on page 151

3 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ed enough hard tack - ships' biscuits, - an canned salt beef tae l on page 37

2 matches

Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
ah love th’ cakes an th’ biscuits fae Fisher an Donaldson’s (
1 matches

Edinburgh

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
abody a gowpin o corn, wi twa biscuits for ilka dug. Syne they sang
1 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
heid is joost full ae broken biscuits. on page 17

1 matches

Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
hamper packed wi sweeties and biscuits fir the winner. Coach said th on page 37
Da really liked sweeties and biscuits. on page 39

2 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
astes the food, enjoys tea an biscuits wi shyte tele withoot tearin on page 3

1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ied beans an tinned tomatoes, biscuits an a loaf.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ly haudin a mug an a plate ay biscuits oot in front ay her.
1 matches

Ayrshire

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
e me that et aw the chocolate biscuits, mammy, it must hae been oor on page 23

1 matches

General Central

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
nce o corn tae awbody, wi twa biscuits for ilka dug. Then they sang on page 6

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'Ye've biled the auld wife's biscuits!' on page 98

1 matches

Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
an eat cream cookies an fancy biscuits wi her hat oan an there wid b on page 120

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
get a penny's worth o broken biscuits an here the smell o the breid on page 46

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
out urns o coffee an ashets o biscuits. It wis gaun ti be a lang day
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
dy cares if they are cakes or biscuits... the packets gone in ten se(2020)

@fairpechtoot tweeted
that they were cried 'German biscuits'; she says she had nae idea a(2018)

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
r pooch, an pullt oot a box o biscuits, (luckily th on page 26
Th next hing was tae eat th biscuits: this caused some noise an ca on page 28

2 matches

South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)

BardOfMilebush To A Merican Food, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
Ye rave about yer 'biscuits', Why- they're just a boring
1 matches

General Ulster

Stewart, Kenny The Bread Van, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
There was racks o scones and biscuits too an for a wee bit o fun
1 matches

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