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Use in varieties of Scots

chook Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.7 11.3 7.5 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences2822 5 0 0 1 0
Number of authors3 1 1 1

Occurrences of chook in Corpus

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Central

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'Chookie,'' he said. 'Chook-chook-chookie. Come here the noo an on page 53
"That chook'll be roastit and ready for o on page 55
iddle o the yaird, gaun thook-chook-chook ... chook-chook-chook-c on page 61
kie,' he said. 'Guid chookie. Chook-chookchook-chook.' on page 81
Nummer Three. 'Guid chookie. Chook-chook-chook-chook-chook. Hae on page 85
Also on pages 90
22 matches

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ry chairges. 'Chookie-chookie-chook-chook-chookie' she wheedlit,
-chook-chookie' she wheedlit, rattli
in the pail. 'Chookie chookie chook chook chook.'
chook chook.'
4 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
And there I am, a bonnie chook on page 9

1 matches

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