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| A few notes on old Kilwinning Town and the Biography of Robert Morrison, Crosshouse. | Morrison, Mr Robert | 5,211 | 12 | 2.30 | |
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... situated below the old Corse hill. I was a short time in big Red burn a pit that belonged to the Messers Baird’s There ... ... that belonged to the Messers Baird’s There was two pits big and wee allong side each other producing much coal for the ... ... and that was on the new railway then in construction. The big steam navvy as we called it then was working near to a ... ... produced had to be taken away by a steam pug driven by a big course man named Bob Bonnar. So my work was to shift two ... ... as we know everything comes to an end down here. So the big steam navvy finished his job and I was knocked out of work ... |
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| A Good Bamming [Content label: serious] | 'The Driver' | 1,162 | 1 | 0.86 | |
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... orb that initiated the colossal explosion known as the Big Bang. Poor God! You can just imagine Him with his face ... |
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| All That Glisters | Donovan, Anne | 2,713 | 6 | 2.21 | |
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... careful when you squeezed the tube so’s you didny get a big blob appearin at wanst, but efter a few goes ah wis up an ... ... shape and coloured it green but a bit squirted oot intae a big blob, so ah blotted it and when ah took the paper away the ... ... a shop is stealin. A lot of folk think lik that. Donna’s big brother Jimmy wanst tried tae explain tae me that it wis ... ... me that it wis OK tae steal ooty shops cos they made such big profits that they were really stealin affy us (the workin ... ... his word. In the end ah sellt ma dinner tickets tae big Maggie Hughes and all week ah wis starvin for ah only hud ... |
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| A lock o hellery | Johnson, Laureen | 1,933 | 1 | 0.52 | |
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... the same source, implying that the quantity was a bit too big for the speaker’s liking? Or did N.E. Scots arriving in ... |
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| Ane Auld Sang | Purves, David | 7,319 | 1 | 0.14 | |
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... n, moon muinlicht, n, moonlight muir, n, moor mukkil, a, big, much murner, n, mourner mynd, v, remember myndin, n, ... |
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| An epistle tae Wullie wi the broken jaw | Hynd, George | 250 | 1 | 4.00 | |
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... could hae been a bit wurse Than being force fed by some big buxom nurse, Whae wid make sure ye guzzled the wattery ... |
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| Any other Pleb | Blair, Anna | 259 | 1 | 3.86 | |
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... Buttered toast and nursery games In winter after dark, My big hair bows and plimsoll shoes My pinafores for Drill And ... |
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| A Sair Fecht | Smith, Alex | 23,505 | 9 | 0.38 | |
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... noo at's nae ony surprise, In the efterneen er's a gey big change, Rain poors doon in the affa heavy range. Sunday ... ... o the crap is teen aff the grun, Fermer dis grin, ere's a big run. Tuesday 30th, Temp. 6/14 Dry is the day warm bit affa ... ... order, ten bags o sticks, ten bags o peats each. Ere wis a big back close an, Jonsar cood drive richt intae it nae ... ... intae it nae bother. That wis ae gweed thing, ere wis nae big carries. Farthest in tae the close bade Eenie an, on the ... ... a dizzen cans o lager, an a bottle o bacardi. He poored a big bacardi tae Tam an een tae himsel, washed it doon wi a can ... |
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| A Small Book of Translations: 32 - Glossary & Notes | Hutchison, Alexander | 1,973 | 2 | 1.01 | |
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... is a low crouching dance; ee is you; lowse is loose; big eens are big ones; keckle is cackle, laugh loudly: haffets ... ... crouching dance; ee is you; lowse is loose; big eens are big ones; keckle is cackle, laugh loudly: haffets are side ... |
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| ...Auld Zimmery [Content label: serious] | Kydd, Robbie | 73,728 | 69 | 0.94 | |
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... Here, lemme gie yer face a dicht.' She, has to use a big bunch of tissues on my resentful face, and then several ... ... office to beard the Cock o the North (Officer-in-Charge, Big Charlie, Matron's hen-pecked 'Old Man' - what's in a ... ... but she'll be cross if she sees him licking his pencil. My big brother, Andy thinks, writes his figures very very fast ... ... Andy tries several deep breaths, as quietly as he can. His big brother can sharpen a pencil, but he can't. Andy needs to ... ... a squashed worm. The next he tries is better but much too big. The next is almost perfect but even bigger. Fiona, Andy ... |
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| A Wee Scran o Herrin | Fairnie, Robert | 1,552 | 1 | 0.64 | |
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... the links. The first door thay chappit wis yin o thae big stane hooses wi its ain gairden an awthin an, as suin as ... |
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| Awfy thochts: The closemouth jottings of Wullie MacKersall | Glen, Michael Hamish | 3,176 | 13 | 4.09 | |
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... that brolly Doon so low.' SEASONS GREETING Kenny's heid is Big an bald. An in the winter It gets cauld. But summer disnae ... ... Cannae pass the time. ROTARY CLUB Ma lassie's hamster's No big deal. Aw it does is Birl its wheel. Wee legs paidlin Fur ... ... bend. NICHT HOWL Ma hairy duggie Rins aff frae fowk. Ma big Shuggie's A feardie-gowk. Shuggie's even Feart fur the ... ... Pit oot the licht An he's feart tae bark. PET FOOD Ma big rabbit Wis a stotter. Then next door's whippet Went an got ... ... a stotter. Then next door's whippet Went an got 'er. Ma big Bessie Wis a beezer. Noo she's heidless In the freezer. ... |
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| A wikk o shows taks me back an fore in time - April 25, 2005 | Shepherd, Robbie | 779 | 2 | 2.57 | |
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... Wednesday nicht it wis the Students' Show, Thursday, the Big Yin emsel Billy Connolly an Setterday dennertime I wis oot ... ... gweed in the lead role o Minnie Cooper. Syne it wis the Big Yin in the Music Hall an the first time we hid seen him ... |
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| Better Ower Yer Thrapple | Fairnie, Robert | 511 | 1 | 1.96 | |
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... an the singer on the tape wis still giein San Francisco big licks but wi a slower an deeper vice. He set Eddie’s pint ... |
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| Biggam Collection Letter: 01 | Taylor, James | 357 | 1 | 2.80 | |
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... latter must be a pretty generous bloke if he's cashing out big eats to about fifteen people. I'm in complete agreement ... |
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| Biggam Collection Letter: 09 | Law, Madge Taylor | 261 | 1 | 3.83 | |
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... the clock as usual. Hope you like the photo, the two big ones are enlargements of the snaps I took myself. I hope ... |
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| Biggam Collection Letter: 12 | Law, Madge Taylor | 1,932 | 1 | 0.52 | |
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... all young trees so far I'm just hoping they don't grow too big, also an apple tree at the side but there was only 2 ... |
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| Bonny in Black [Content label: lesser] | Bruce, Eddie | 4,823 | 1 | 0.21 | |
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... him the night before - for the first time ever. “You’re a big improvement on the scruffy little bugger you used to be.” ... |
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| Bruised Blue | Grainger, Cecilia | 13,524 | 12 | 0.89 | |
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... Della, Della…? Thurs a body comin up the track…it the big Yew…STOPPED IT THE BIG YEW… (Pause) Krista is it a man?: ... ... a body comin up the track…it the big Yew…STOPPED IT THE BIG YEW… (Pause) Krista is it a man?: AH’M FEARED! (Pause) A ... ... thit got hunted doon an tried fur thur wickedness…BIG DEEP DARK BOGGLE HOLE waitin ower the hill; up bi the wee ... ... only man Ah’d noh be allowed ti show fear. Silence TESS. Big bag that…looks heavy…! (Touches the bag) ZEB. You’d be ... ... she want to come over here? / She looks… TESS. Bag that big might hawd aw kindae things. ROBBY. AW AW! Hawd oan Lori: ... |
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| Buchan Words and Ways | Fenton, Alexander | 52,521 | 50 | 0.95 | |
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... need for cuffs. If you wore a dress or coat that was too big, someone would say, 'That een's been made for yer growth'. ... ... of chain that completed the binnin were fixed to the big loop of the sweevle. One had a loop end and the other a ... ... I winner foo mony o ye hiv iver tried e smiler? That's a big shoulder rake, used for example to gather hay left over ... ... enough sign of how hard it was to pull. The old style had big wooden teeth, but the ones I knew had curved iron tines. ... ... for hauling out broomstocks by the root, so it had to be big and powerful. It was smiddy-made, all of iron, with a ... |
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| Cereal terms in the DOST record | Macleod, Iseabail | 4,340 | 1 | 0.23 | |
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... (Dalrymple [1596] in Cody 1885-95:I, 57/27). The form 'big(g)' for six-or four-rowed barley (from Old Norse 'bygg') ... |
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| Club review of Vegas, Renfrew Ferry, Glasgow | English, Paul | 1,057 | 1 | 0.95 | |
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... on how you're attired, you could be in for another big surprise - a financial one. Yup, there are discounts for ... |
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| Cookers | Blair, Anna | 194 | 1 | 5.15 | |
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... Hinge'd to the grate To simmer a pot Keep it hot. The next big change A cast-iron range Edges to buff Wi' emery stuff, ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 01 - 28.08.81 | 852 | 648 | 1 | 1.54 | |
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... I'd better get cleared up and ready to go. It's a strange, big country, but I think I'll enjoy my stay. I'll write again ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 02 - 31.08.81 | 852 | 946 | 1 | 1.06 | |
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... I'm settling down better now. Edward, or "Tomo", is a nice big chap who's studying P.E. and hoping to get into the soccer ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 04 - 04.09.81 | 852 | 921 | 1 | 1.09 | |
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... He's a bit homesick too and wondering if he hasn't make a big mistake. Although I miss home, and I'm missing Carole, I ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 05 - 08.09.81 | 852 | 581 | 2 | 3.44 | |
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... Sept. 1981 Dear Maw, Paw, & Al, On duty. Yes, today's big surprise is, I've got a job, of sorts!! Your globetrotting ... ... or not, it's all so strange, usually in subtle rather than big ways. Like the much larger size of the cars, the standard ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 06 - 13.09.81 | 852 | 565 | 2 | 3.54 | |
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... raucous, and more impersonal. Hockey - ice hockey - is the big game here, and their big world event, the Canada Cup, is ... ... Hockey - ice hockey - is the big game here, and their big world event, the Canada Cup, is on just now. There was a ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 11 - 08.10.81 | 852 | 336 | 1 | 2.98 | |
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... (i.e. U.S.A & Canada) so "Beaver Foods" put on a big turkey dinner at the residences tonight. It was really ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 12 - 13.10.81 | 852 | 716 | 1 | 1.40 | |
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... Canada! Mind you, Long John Baldry - remember him? - is big here still, and is playing locally later this month. I'm ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 20 - 29.11.81 | 852 | 964 | 1 | 1.04 | |
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... was serious or not. Uncle Billy wrote, and also sent me a big Scottish Field calendar, which was good of him. I must ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 25 - 02.01.82 | 852 | 1,378 | 1 | 0.73 | |
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... the Tigers - Huskers game just as Clemson was making the big play. Nebraska made the best of the break, forcing a ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 26 - 09.01.82 | 852 | 1,037 | 1 | 0.96 | |
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... took about 1¼ hours to come thro', and Montreal was a BIG airport. You could fit about 7 or 10 Prestwicks into it! I ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 27 - 16.01.82 | 852 | 633 | 2 | 3.16 | |
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... That should take care of my copious free time... The big talking-point here just now is the earth tremors that have ... ... shaking the eastern seaboard all week. I've only felt the big one, which woke me up last Saturday morning. The whole ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 30 - 02.02.82 | 852 | 1,008 | 1 | 0.99 | |
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... softly thro' the trees. The Lodge at Mactaquac is a big wooden building surrounded by trees, snow, and "skidoos" ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 36 - 24.03.82 | 852 | 869 | 1 | 1.15 | |
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... sent you a St Patrick's Day card (March 17) - it's really big over here with all the 100th generation Oirish, who use ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 38 - 14.04.82 | 852 | 520 | 1 | 1.92 | |
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... out to the airport, and when we arrived back there was a big "Welcome Carol" [sic] sign and she was assaulted by about ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 42 - 23.05.82 | 852 | 622 | 1 | 1.61 | |
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... is the world coming to? The Falklands Islands crisis is big news here, as I suppose it is everywhere: artists' ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 45 - 12.06.82 | 852 | 523 | 1 | 1.91 | |
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... letters. The weather continues to be gorgeous across the Big Water, and I've taken up health again - after playing ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 49 - 08.07.82 | 852 | 466 | 1 | 2.15 | |
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... I'm itching from various insect bites: Canadian summer's big Catch 22 are the bugs!! I'm hoping to go to PEI (Prince ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 50 - 21.07.82 | 852 | 912 | 2 | 2.19 | |
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... farmlands full of PEI tatties, Ayrshire cattle, and big wooden farmhouses. Miles upon miles of beach ... of all ... ... upon miles of beach ... of all the North Shore is one big beach-come-provincial park. Ann's family was very good to ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 51 - 05.08.82 | 852 | 466 | 1 | 2.15 | |
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... anniversary. I must try to do better next year for the Big Two-Five. I hope that you had a great day. My excuse is ... |
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| Craiters: 02 - Kippert | Fenton, Alexander | 5,255 | 5 | 0.95 | |
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... damp bittie, aa at ye'd ken a reidy colour, on e front o e big roller an in ower e rim o't. 'Fit kinna mark's at, ... ... e Cross an e happent jist tae be dargin wi a spaad at a big steen in e nyeuk o e park ere. 'Aye Jock'. 'Aye. Ye're on ... ... Ere wis some kinna black marks on e surface, an a speecial big patch at hid been weel battert doon aside em. At wis aa. E ... ... tae see faar e roller hid stoppit on e road. Ere wis a big patch o rollt metal. I'd better een 'n Jock an richt ... ... an I've nae doot trippit an wowf wi eez heid anaith e big roller. Mercy what a thing tae happen. Ma stamach wis ... |
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| Craiters: 03 - Stirries | Fenton, Alexander | 1,596 | 1 | 0.63 | |
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... ey heidit in aa airts, an een hovert near abeen’s facin e big dresser mirror, faar it saa fit it thocht wis its fella ... |
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| Craiters: 04 - E Backlins Calfie | Fenton, Alexander | 1,628 | 2 | 1.23 | |
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... as no ye’d niver get e ither bit. Aathing geed intil a big pail, an fin es wis full, een o e jobs I files did wis tae ... ... e coo tryin tae ease e backlins calfie oot. E coo, a great big eesie-osie black an fite Friesian, wis moanin awa laich, ... |
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| Craiters: 05 - 'Dirty Beast' | Fenton, Alexander | 1,953 | 2 | 1.02 | |
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... runs. Weel, we’d a cat eence aboot e craft, a great big strippit beast caad Timoshenko. It wis ill for wannerin ... ... haein ma denner an I spottit a hullock o seagulls gaan in big circles. It wisna jist be chance. Ey hid eir wings oot, an ... |
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| Craiters: 06 - E Hens Riv | Fenton, Alexander | 2,225 | 8 | 3.60 | |
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... haad awa fae e boortree busses at e back o e hoose, an e big trees at tried hard bit wi little success tae shelter e ... ... line on e left haan side, an e yard on e richt. It wis a big yard, wi a palin o widden spars on three sides, an a beech ... ... hedge neesht e road. It grew tatties in season, ere wis a big patch o rhubarb for makin jam at ye took on yer piece or ... ... alang wi a smaa roomie at hid a biler for fin ye did a big wash, or aan aboot e New Ear I min e smith at bade ere ... ... fit ye micht caa deid grun. Fit wis a lot mair handy wis e big trees in e main bit o e riv. I aye likit tae speel trees, ... |
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| Craiters: 07 - E Oolet | Fenton, Alexander | 1,856 | 5 | 2.69 | |
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... seldom tae be seen nooadays; fit ye get instead’s raas o big roon bales, an I’ve naething against em, for truth tae ... ... bales, an I’ve naething against em, for truth tae tell a big park wi its new shaved stibbly slopes dottit wi e bales an ... ... for on slopin parkies an roch fairm tracks ye hid tae big richt, layin e shafes weel oot ower e frame tae get a ... ... o lachin at piece-time. Ere wisna a lot o privacy in a big park an ye cwidna tak time tae trail up till e wid if ye ... ... ae time I wis forced tae gang an I socht oot e back o a big roch stook. As I wis aboot tae come awa again I heard a ... |
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| Craiters: 08 - E Forkietailies | Fenton, Alexander | 1,857 | 1 | 0.54 | |
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... Bit ye didna knock e strainers in wi e mell. Ey were ower big for at, for ey were mint tae tak e strain o e weers in twa ... |
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| Craiters: 09 - Watter Rats | Fenton, Alexander | 2,693 | 6 | 2.23 | |
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... aff an ile ingine, an Allan, made in Aiberdeen, wi a great big tank tae be fullt o pails o water, an a smaaer tank for ... ... check, for ye couldna see e ingine fae e barn. Ere wis a big aixle geed throwe e barn waa tae drive e mull, an inside ... ... at e croon fae a bittie awa, jist like e squaar meshes o a big net. At wis e wye ye kent an eddert ruck jist be lookin at ... ... graan for shelter. Ere wis even some fancy kins o trees wi big cones, yowies, fine for loons tae play wi an ey’d files ... ... o water aff a steen in e bed, at a time fin e burn wis big. Bit e rats couldna a howkit oot sic big half meens in e ... |
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