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Use in varieties of Scots

cock Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words28.8 27.1 28.8 149 17.4 21.9 0
Number of occurrences8951 18 15 3 2 0
Number of authors45 25 11 4 3 2

Occurrences of cock in Corpus

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Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
eper sittin ower a beer, hauf-cock but no fou; his freind, a fat on page 140

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
t 1s, ya swines, no joost his cock an baws. on page 2

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"That's whit we'll dae, we'll cock a snoot on page 8

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
They still are noo, jist cock yer lugs, on page 30
Sit doon, haud furrit, cock a lug tae me on page 77

3 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
(burns yer cock, resets th' clock) on page 53

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ady who wis born wae a silver cock in his mooth. Tae ma shock an on page 44
somewhere or he's goat a big cock" Aldo explains tae me. on page 65
wis alweys gonnae find a new cock tae knaw oan. So why the fuck on page 66
mped by an Italian wae a huge cock, is she?" on page 73
an blah, blah, blah, suck yur cock when yae git here." on page 135
Also on pages 154
7 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
So hey there mother-fucker, cock-sucker on page 119

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
, then hearin the voice o his cock on page 113

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'Cock-a-doodle-do!' squaiked the co on page 86

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Sometimes granny called them cock sparra's though. on page 70
shouts in its loudest voice, cock-a-doodle-doo! An that's whit on page 76

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The pawkie storm cock sings on page 82

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
the Cock-O-The-North. That pig, that g on page 23

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
14. The Dirk-Kaimed Cock on page 112

2 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
appear demeaned by being the cock-height of another man, Evans
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
lish wi the soonds an saws aa cock-ee'd. The'r a grammar tae lai
1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Til the mornin’s cock craa.
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A braw cock robin needs a hen,
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
I wis watchin a bonnie cock pheasant makkin his wey alang
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
pull them oan sharpish - ma cock noo, thankfully subdued. Ther
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
’ pit the hammer tae haf’ cock. “Relax,” A counselled ma
re. A pit the piece tae fu’ cock’. “Dae it noo’, this is
ranch, pit it back tae haf’ cock, kennin’ A’d failed an’
3 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
is angry. ‘That’s a richt cock up,’ she’d say. An’ it
de. Ah cudnae use the word ‘cock’. Ah didnae ken the express
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
We’d been sent, efter the cock up o’ no’ followin’ up
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Withoot breed ur bowels 0’ cock’a’leekie. Wail Ma wee bla
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
babby. He kens sun frae moon, cock frae hen, and richt-weel man
1 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
e help but gasp as ah feel ma cock twitch inside ma keks. Ah can
ng electricity directly to ma cock and ah’m already moar than
Tell tha’ tae ma traitorous cock though, still hardening as Si
a thigh, aboat as close to ma cock as ye kin get before he skips
n ma pants now, and ah ken my cock is leaking copious amounts of
12 matches

McClure, Alan A poem, (Twitter 2022) Central - Galloway, poetry
Till ae cock triumphed, puffed an preenin.
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
andy: it wis jist he liked ti cock a snook at authority. He wis on page 53

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
An a face as reed's a turkey cock Peer loon he gey near took a on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
in aboot like a bloody turkey cock." on page 10

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ll him, "Steenie lad, afore e cock craaws e nicht, ye' ll say th on page 117
e're spikkin aboot." Wi att e cock crew an e Lord turnt roon an on page 118

3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ahin her sleepin ee till the cock crawed in November abeen the
Far the cock niver crew
the hens' eggs, or chasin the cock roon the midden. Here, there
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
flint lock and set it at half cock. Squaring his shooders Wully
d set the flint airm tae full cock. Jist as he pulled the trigge
2 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
an, coupit ower summin and ma cock got stuck in i fince. Managed(2019) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
ment fur me loon. Jist needin cock at the end ??(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
lor am telling ye, it's a tae cock :((2011) search twitter
My body clock must be a tae cock! @aimeeannenaylor(2011) search twitter
h the night. trains are a tae cock efter a derailment at Waverle(2011) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@DoricPhrases "Cock O the North"(2019) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
oon halo wurds: broch, bruch, cock's ee, fauld, gow, midden (be (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
WUR JEEMIE AN THE RHODIE COCK on page 38
Id teuk the cock ahint the lug, on page 39
The cock's heid raes abune the strae, on page 40
The cock thraad hid's neck got, on page 41

8 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Me Bantie Cock on page 12
, I rescued him, me kamikazee cock on page 13

4 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
week and shae's no nearly is cock eyed is shae wis. on page 86

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Ode tae me Cock on page 144

2 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
, kishie-shaepit, wi hits ain cock-eyed on page 31

1 matches

Sutherland, Stella Half a Twalmont, (Shetland For Wirds 2014) Shetland, poetry
Cock’s stride at Yule,
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
: In Shetland if you heard a cock crow in da night you had to g(2020) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
A crawin cock waukens me
1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
the Troopers cuid herkin the cock crawin it the Auld Wolf throw
1 matches

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