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The word 'clip'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
clipOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus12.14032
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 16.3 5 4
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 22.2 5 5
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 15.5 6 4
WCE - West Central 17.8 4 3
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 12.4 2 2
GLA - Glasgow 5 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 7.9 6 5
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.9 2 2
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)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) 35.7 1 1
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 98.5 3 1
GUL - General Ulster 28.4 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of clip 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.

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
tae hospital, they'd hae tae clip them aff. on page 46

1 matches

Shetland

Facebook link (Shetland Birds and Wildlife 2016) Shetland
Anidder peerie clip o wir resident Dratsie

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
@drl Da post up helly aa clip! (2020) twitter link

Mid Northern A

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
nayged tae get eit aff we wer clip. "Weel aat's eih last straw, on page 10

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Missus Reed leuch as Ah clip, cloppit aroon the livin-room on page 65
er the years. Ah'd helpit Mam clip oot the shapes an syne stitch on page 79

2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
d for assassination, it hid a clip wi twa bullets in it but agai
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Video clip of me spiking about my novel (2017)

General Northern

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
63 Dar Oma the faur aff clip--clop o cuddies' huives reeng on page 3

1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
cries, "himm'in yer seekin' a clip roon the lug" a' retort!(2016)

@72redz1903 tweeted
ions. Thing I like about this clip is how at ease these miners a (2022) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
@suzfirst @MrsStewart31 A clip roon yer lugs for easy mask f(2020)

@Franwella tweeted
@LouiseNicol1 I winna clip, promise :) x(2011)

(South) East Central

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
lettin on to me--to gie me a clip; for she said it wad never da
1 matches

Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
pones tae a recent BBC Social clip, featurin Lallans banter an b
aders. Houiver, as Alistair's clip rose in views (raxin up tae h
jyst seen wi Alistair's video clip, the main quirk wi brandin Sc
3 matches

Grubb, Adrian Bungee, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Kirkcaldy, prose
we'll drop a rope fir ye tae clip it tae the harness on yer bel
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
torcycle skills shown in this clip are right out the top drawer (2020) twitter link

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
aid, 'Amanda's mither wullnae clip aff her pigtails.' on page 111

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
rite aw yir details doon on a clip board, Thiv got nurses an tha on page 151
ess yi count the three second clip ae ma elbow that made it inta on page 169

2 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
gers’ an ma ma gie’d me a clip roon the ear fer bein’ chee
1 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
rse, when finally A heard the clip o’ hooves an’ muffled con
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
.” He offert her yin en o a clip-on line an wi the ither haun
1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
embert tryin tae gie hersel a clip oan the lug fir hivvin cheati on page 14

1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
Edam warkit twice as hard tae clip his yowes, gether in his hey on page 72

1 matches

General Central

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
ae stick Moses cause he wis a clip-ma-clash and did heehaw wark, on page 6

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
wa his receipts in a bulldeug clip. on page 72

1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
s there any chance o the full clip though as filming stopped jus(2014)
ell Thank you for postin full clip! Warm huggggggssss fae Scotla(2014)

@bigandymccoll tweeted
ussell62 I used tae huv a vid clip as my pinned twat (I only jus (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
eet yer lesson ideas fir this clip fae NLS https://t.co/KPzdYInj (2017) twitter link

South West (Galloway)

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
the auld Roman road et a fair clip, duckin and divin and dodgin
1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
book, link ablo. Here's a wee clip fae the film! @billykayscot @(2020)

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Ma ticket no yet clip't, A mak fur hame. on page 2

1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
race Higgins has a tongue wud clip cloots," said Maisie. "Aal th on page 21
y. "I need two strang men tae clip the hedges on Saturday an ye' on page 41
apt an listened. A creak. The clip o court shoen. The sway o a r on page 42

3 matches

General Ulster

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
il says heel.... gits a quear clip roun tha lug! (2021) twitter link