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The word 'smooth'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
smoothOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus9.53126
ORK - Orkney 59.6 6 5
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 12.7 5 3
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 18.8 3 3
GLA - Glasgow 18.2 4 3
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 8 6 6
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 1
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) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of smooth in Corpus

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Orkney

Skea, Bessie Gallows Ha - Earth-bound, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
The watter, smooth and dark and deep my worthlis on page 24

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
waarn smooth under a cue baal moon. on page 14

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
worn smooth an roond bae the rollan drift on page 17
smooth fine cloot, bright roosty ree on page 101

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Shynan, smooth an no a hair oot o place on page 97

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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Handle smooth fae his grandfithers grip. He on page 60

1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Smooth, dark flags; flör ta röf bo on page 44

1 matches

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
r boots. Da haandle is rubbed smooth, made fae a saft, light wid;
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
"We’ll cover’t wi the smooth green grass
1 matches

General Northern

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
k an fore a pucklie times. “Smooth!” he thocht. Afore movin af
1 matches

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
A PURPLE candle. A smooth red stane. Cauld watter, fres on page 1

3 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ot this wey when ah heard his smooth voice speak aw fluentlike in on page 41

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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
rms wrapped aroon hersel. The smooth pavin stane wis icy cauld aga
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Edinburgh

Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
a wee dout an he pit it in he smooth an swallied it an then he wid on page 76

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McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
rge o’ black powder an’ a smooth ba’, row’d in silk frae m
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
. And along wae his beautiful smooth black and white coat. He’s
1 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
an, the taxi boy mumbles over Smooth Radio n Elvis, 'Always on my on page 40

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
" "Don't hink ye wir quite as smooth as ye thought" *Throwin straw on page 3

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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n put the feelers oot. Try an smooth it oer.
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ay Macallan fur the road. The smooth, sherry seasoned whisky glide
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General Central

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
the best O pals, set apart by smooth skin and wrinkles. She loves on page 26

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
parritch. Then I turn it oot, smooth it wi a stick an say "Lord, h on page 11

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
otwards ilka airt leain it wi smooth regions that pits us in mind
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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
the iron that she yaised tae smooth
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
p an file it doun till it wis smooth again!
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@billykayscot tweeted
parritch. Then I turn it oot, smooth it wi a stick an say “Lord, (2020)

South East (Borders)

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
And dented it's smooth shape on page 44

1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Shave masel jist as smooth on page 101

1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
passin the flannel fair an , smooth ower her nephew's cheeks an a on page 17

1 matches

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