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The word 'sneck'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
sneckOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus14.84931
ORK - Orkney 29.8 3 2
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 9.8 3 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central 45.9 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 19.5 8 5
WCE - West Central 22.2 5 4
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 5.1 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire 32 3 2
LAL - General Central 21 16 11
SEA - South East (Borders) 25 2 1
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)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of sneck 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

Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
ink I canna hear him lift the sneck, on page 42

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
on the deck o a cell. Sheu'd sneck the laser an dirl wi the new on page 30

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
fu) canon o Scots steid o the sneck vernaclar hir mither spok dou
1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
da Dore Holm oppens on da sneck on page 34
I sneck da door, lay by da images, da on page 37
da sneck raised only bi a holy haand? on page 44

3 matches

Mid Northern A

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ye, "Awa an nae buther ma, e sneck's on e door for e nicht, wir on page 99

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
bby like ghaists, lifitit the sneck on the door cannie, cannie, c
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
the sneck. If Tommy didna wint him onym
1 matches

Aberdeen

Lawrie, Alistair Northwords Now 45 - The Win, (Northwords Now 2024) Doric - Peterhead, prose
tied some tow ticht roon its sneck. There wis a wee pitch-black
1 matches

North East Central

Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
Insteid, Finlay propones The Sneck, a mair true-tae-modren speec
1 matches

(South) East Central

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
im. 'Here, mak yersel yaisfu, sneck me aff a bit lint aboot the s on page 36

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
is quartert, then rin back an sneck the hut door at his back. on page 86

1 matches

Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
h hum Ah hud tae git heem tae sneck the windae efter aw, iz the h on page 78
ke no twa lue-seek bairns. Ah sneck the windae an rin tae the doo on page 81

2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
r me tae clash the caur door, sneck the yett lood, an walk up the on page 125

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
r me tae clash the caur door, sneck the yett lood, an walk up the
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
syne turned the sneck an opened wide
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
Hearin the sneck on the neebor’s yett, Mrs L
1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
riever, thon sneck-drawer, thon scaffer, staundi on page 115
surprise, fund it wis aff the sneck. He gaed in. on page 221

2 matches

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
yince thay tirlit on yer door-sneck on page 137

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
ter glee, At thon pair's fly 'sneck-drawin', on page 211

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
as he raxed oot his haun tae sneck up the bawbee. But afore his
1 matches

Edinburgh

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
oan the haunles o the sneck. on page 10

1 matches

Glasgow

Eunson, Catherine Freude, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
and the sneck neither faistened on the yett
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
him oot, an as he liftit the sneck there cam whustlin roun the d on page 81

1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
e door, keeked in, liftit the sneck an walked in," wi her fingers on page 23

2 matches

General Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
e daein o't, an she kent thon sneck wadna be drawn again. on page 27

1 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Turnin the sneck oan thaur backs wi a sigh, on page 24

1 matches

Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
Ah sneck the licht on page 26

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
He leaned forrit tae sneck the door, and the Baudelaire on page 24
e room. Violet heard the lock sneck ahint him, and then listened on page 126

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
or gaed tae wrack, tae harry, sneck - on page 71

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
wis plain is Lang Meg's lang sneck thit Ella wis gittin the waur on page 67

2 matches

Landles, William Lallans 73 - Welcome, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
The inn-man, easin the sneck, on page 57

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
wi thinning hair an a brukken sneck an tho it wis a wheen o years on page 19

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
haund an tippit the end o hes sneck wi ae finger. Wullie lukked u
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
denin graith. Mary luftit the sneck an steppit intae the shed, ti
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ices is that, wi juist the ae sneck, uisers allous Google ingaith
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
aws. The door wis aye aff the sneck an we wad rin ben the sculler
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Tae Ilka Scots Makar an Scriever, (twitter.com 2022) Central, poetry
Sae sneck up yer geggie an gromish yer
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ly tae the door an liftit the sneck. On the landin stuid a white
1 matches

South East (Borders)

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
eidit fur ma bed. I heard the sneck o the door click ablow, as I
I hear the sneck lift doon ablow. Fitstaps on
2 matches

South West (Galloway)

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
There is nae need tae sneck the gate. on page 202

1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
weel Ah mind Ah've gress tae sneck! As guid but. Howp yer weel.(2020)

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