| shells | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Corpus | 7.1 | 23 | 17 |
| ORK - Orkney | 9.9 | 1 | 1 |
| SHD - Shetland | |||
| TON - Tonge | |||
| NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | |||
| NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
| MNA - Mid Northern A | 13.1 | 4 | 3 |
| MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
| SNO - South Northern | |||
| ABN - Aberdeen | 10.9 | 1 | 1 |
| DOR - General Northern | |||
| NEC - North East Central | |||
| SEC - (South) East Central | 7.6 | 3 | 2 |
| WCE - West Central | 4.6 | 1 | 1 |
| DUN - Dundee | 10.6 | 1 | 1 |
| EDN - Edinburgh | |||
| GLA - Glasgow | 18.2 | 4 | 2 |
| AYR - Ayrshire | |||
| LAL - General Central | 9.3 | 7 | 5 |
| SEA - South East (Borders) | |||
| 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) | |||
| BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast) | |||
| PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) | |||
| EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | |||
| GUL - General Ulster | 14.1 | 1 | 1 |
| SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
though and apairt fae a fyowe shells lobbed ower fae the Germans i
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
He could hear big shells landin a fair bittiie awa and
1 matches
@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
Onybody seen scallop shells used in coastal fairmers' par (2021) twitter link
Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Whaur shells hae brust, and clampin-up's a on page 12
1 matches
Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
the pigeons had them, shells an aw;
1 matches
McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
huv a look in, Hunners ae wee shells. on page 1
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
nnae get walnuts oot o walnut shells in wan piece. They ayewis bra on page 125
et hazll walnuts oot o walnut shells ilka time. Sae I huv tae hae on page 126
2 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Tume shells on fish-tumed waves; cast dal on page 39
1 matches
Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
ed, nirlt and bauchelt bits o shells caked in yellae glaur. Maistl on page 18
1 matches
@Chazzbat tweeted
, thur endangered acause thir shells huv bin yaised in jewellery f(2020)
es Ur ye daein onyhing wi the shells?(2020)