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The word 'whuskers'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
whuskersOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus3.6126
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
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
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire 32 3 1
LAL - General Central 5.3 4 3
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 94.2 3 1
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 whuskers in Corpus

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General Northern

McGregor, Iain Lallans 78 - Scots Teegars, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, prose
wi slaivers dreepin doon it's whuskers. The fit o it's lang oosie ta on page 80

1 matches

Edinburgh

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
A wie broun faiss, wi whuskers.
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
urnt a corner, "Oh my lugs an whuskers, it's gettin awfy late!" She on page 10
Oh my puir paws! Oh my fur an whuskers! She'll hae my heid aff, as s on page 32
oun! Nip him sair! Aff wi his whuskers!" on page 44

3 matches

General Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
s heid, fidged its lang white whuskers, syne it airched it's back an on page 58

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
ntae himsel, as he pirled his whuskers in the sun; and, tae mak cert on page 69

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
had been, a wee sherp face wi whuskers papped oot. "On yer wey! it s on page 61

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
shed lappin. Lickit roond its whuskers an gied Mary a howpfu lukk.
1 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
on a coarner, "Oh mae lugs an whuskers, hoo late it's gittin!" Shae on page 10
mae dear paas! Aw mae furr an whuskers! Shae'll git mae killt, es su on page 33
s him! Pinch him! Aff wi haes whuskers!" on page 115

3 matches

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