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The word 'scabby'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
scabbyOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus5.21716
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 2
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 2.5 1 1
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 18.2 4 4
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 6.6 5 5
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
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)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of scabby in Corpus

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Orkney

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The next thing wae saw wis a scabby mans heed on page 90

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
A scabby owld tin wae worn flooers, wa on page 47

1 matches

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
incl me fae da Ness, caa dem scabby mans heid. Likkly misheard or(2020)

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
bodies I'm spak wi wha says 'scabby' an aa.(2020)
ly a mishearing of 'skaddi', 'scabby' is an accidental yet accurat(2020)

General Northern

@fittiecrooners tweeted
at's probably days auld and a scabby bit of lettuce(2016)

(South) East Central

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
O hittin the big-time. Ye scabby tink, Ye're pishin in the oce on page 14

1 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
e melted chocolate oantae the scabby drawers. on page 26

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
And scabby neb. on page 33

1 matches

Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo's Wean, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303425) Central - Glasgow, weans
Wi a big scabby tail that's dead, dead long. on page 7

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
again, he’s away. Just the scabby net curtains remain, blawin i
1 matches

General Central

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
, guinea pigs jumpin' an' wee scabby dugs howlin' a' at wance. Nae on page

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
'Ding and daiver that scabby-heidit skite! skraiked Boggin on page 9

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
the noo and they could eat a scabby horse. Whautr's the roast bee on page 45

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Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Gentlemen of the road, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
ma scabby auld pumps are hingin in the
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@FaetheRye tweeted
fish in the sea. Have ye read Scabby Queen or The Young Team? (2022) twitter link

South West (Galloway)

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
r o’ auld P.E. shorts and a scabby t-shirt on. A had blacked oot
1 matches

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