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The word 'tooth'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
toothOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus6.92322
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 9.8 3 3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 2.4 1 1
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 15.4 3 3
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 7.9 6 6
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) 116.3 2 2
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast) 2369.7 1 1
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 65.7 2 2
GUL - General Ulster 56.9 2 2
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of tooth in Corpus

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Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Ur siller cracks tooth. on page 116

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
it flashes an dirls, his blue tooth technology, somethin caaed WA on page 52

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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
uckle great hole in his front tooth.
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
in Blackpool and chipped his tooth on a bit of rock. Off he pops(2017)

General Northern

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
been hurt like haein a achin tooth on page 170

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
an buckelt an pierced by the tooth, some say, o a giant cat.
1 matches

(South) East Central

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Hughie nivver did hae a sweet tooth, no even as a bairn. He'd gie on page 41

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Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
d. He laughs, showin a missin tooth, n kicks the boy in the face on page 20

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
it in that fuzzy nonense. Wan tooth stings an throbs up the back on page 3

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Atkins, Elise Billy Barr ’n’ Jonny Jimison’s Day Oot!, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central, prose
“I’ve goat a shoogly tooth! It’s ma last wan. Ah donâ€
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General Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
bigger'n the lave, wi a deep tooth til it, yon canna be tae a dr on page 138

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Fechtin tooth an nail on page 35

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
n tae wan side like a cruikit tooth. on page 21

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Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Soor Ploom Fairy, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Plum Fairy nivir hud a sweet tooth
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White, George But the heart is gallus, (Facebook 2024) Central, prose
ee bit oot o’ place…. wan tooth no weel aligned
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@Chazzbat tweeted
@jackiepatie How's the tooth the day?(2020)

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Millar, Al Echas frae tha Big Swilly Swally, (Ullans Speakers Association 2023 ISBN: 978-0957666238) Ulster, poetry
a-bane smeddum; lang slabbery tooth jundies saft urges oot. on page 30

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Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Sleekit beece wye jagged tooth on page 36

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South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)

BardOfMilebush To A Merican Food, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
el in my mouth Whilst causing tooth decay
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East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ir toothbrush an brushed ilka tooth individual, as advised bae hi on page 18

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Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Wi bustit tooth, on page 26

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General Ulster

Mc Donnell, John , (Facebook 2021) Ulster, prose
udnae hae fillt a hale in yer tooth! Guid times fonly remembered.
1 matches

Robinson, Philip , (Facebook 2021) Ulster, prose
tae A wus a bit lang'r in tha tooth!
1 matches

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