10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORRIE-FISTED»
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corrie-fisted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
corrie-fisted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
What Made The Crocodile Cry?: 101 Questions about the ...
My Scottish uncle used to call me corrie-fisted because I was lefthanded. I've
never been able to find out where it comes from. Can you help? here is a wealth
of terms for being left-handed, and most of them are locally specific. Depending
on ...
2
British Language & Culture
... regional terms for 'left-handed' include: banh-handed clicky-handed corrie-
fisted corrie-flug cuddy-wifted cue-handed cutchy-handed dollock-handed galley-
handed gammy-pawed gawky-handed kack-handed kaggy-handed kecky-
handed ...
3
The linguistic atlas of Scotland: Scots section
lnverness cont'd Kearag — 1 3d Kerrack — 14 Kiarack — 13ace Kiotach - 26
Kwarach — 1 3b Left handed - 1-6, 8-9, 11-12, 13ce, 16-19, 21ab, 22-23, 25-30,
32-37, 39-40 Leftie- 14 Nil - 7, 10, 15 Nairn Corrie fisted — 1b Corrie handed — 2
...
J. Y. Mather, H. H. Speitel, G. W. Leslie, 1975
4
Analysing 21st Century British English: Conceptual and ...
And the range of language that this particular question untapped was especially
striking – most commonly cack-handed, but in Scotland corrie-handed, corrie-
fisted, cloddy handed, corrie-dukit, and cairy-handy. As for the LONG, SOFT
SEAT, ...
Clive Upton, Bethan Davies, 2013
5
Maverick Guide to Scotland
Agifluttered. Agitated. Anniker's midden. A bottomless pit. Awfy. Awful. Coorie in.
Snuggle. Corrie-fisted. Left-handed. D Dizny. Doesn't. Dod. A big piece of
something. Drooked. Drenching wet. B Baggie-minnies. Minnows. Bahookie.
Backside.
6
Englishes Around the World: General studies, British Isles, ...
Edgar Werner Schneider. Ayrshire items in PQ 1 that are rarer in Dumfries,
Kirkcudbright, and Wigtown: #4 skelfi #6 corrie-(fisted), #9 pawkies, #14 sapples,
#29 plunk (school), and #33 plunk (a marble). If South Ayrshire is closer to
Dumfries, ...
Edgar Werner Schneider, 1997
7
The Book of Man: The Human Genome Project and the Quest to ...
... which we write, and play sport, and which determines whether we are to be
right-handed, like most people - or corrie-fisted like the Kerr dynasty of Ferniehirst
Castle. The Dice of Life Mankind has had a historic penchant 12 The Book of
Man.
She wasn't considered a witch, just corrie-fisted, as they called it in Scotland. "So
? According to a teacher of mine, the brainiest people are left-handed. I believed
him until I realized he was left-handed as well, but hey, I can live in hope," she ...
Dave grinned as he got up and dusted some leaves off his trousers. Jock crossed
his arms and looked at the two men. 'Bob did it better because he's corrie-fisted;
it's much easier for a left-hander to do it— grabbing the body with his right arm ...
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It's All in a Word: History, meaning and the sheer joy of words
... (ii) pumps , (iii) gymshoes , (iv) sandshoes , (v) daps , (vi) gutties 4. being cold:
(i) shrammed , (ii) nithered , (iii) Baltic , (iv) nesh 5. left-handed: (i) corrie-fisted , (ii
) caggy , (iii) keg-handed 6. a suitcase: a bag 7. a badly dressed young person: ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORRIE-FISTED»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
corrie-fisted is used in the context of the following news items.
Lefty or righty? Here are some astonishing statistics on the effect of …
Researchers found 88 different words in English dialects including: gar-pawed, cack-handed, gibble-fisted, scoochy, kay-neived, corrie-fisted, ... «Mirror.co.uk, Dec 14»
Glasgow 2014: Johnston comes out of left field
Even the old Scots phrase corrie-fisted means “wrong handed”, and though 10 per cent of the human race have their left as their dominant ... «Scotsman, Jul 14»
Happily minding your business in a well-planned home office
For best results, place to the right of your work station if you're right-handed and to the left if corrie-fisted. In short, provide sufficient electric light ... «Toronto Star, Aug 13»
