A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of cats in Corpus

Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
like a mous, ye ken. But dae cats eat bats, I wunner?" An here on page 10
"I fair forgot ye dinnae like cats." on page 21
thing! Oor faimily aye hated cats: nesty, common, cruel craitur on page 22
we'll no talk ony mair aboot cats, or dugs aither, gin ye dinna on page 23
"{ didnae ken that Cheshire Cats aye grinned; in fack, I didna on page 44

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
verra neist morn, leavin hir cats raxin bi the hairth. An Loki on page 14

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
lat, wi Iona no therr, wi nae cats tae trod upon ma coupon. on page 3

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
, We don't want tae hear your cats' choir. Charlene jist laughed on page 95

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Whaur cats are alive and deid they say, on page 91

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
n bury it deep or else aa the cats in the neeborhood will dig it on page 64

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
teapots, thrillers, thrummin cats on page 42

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
had a catty. There was black cats an white cats, an black an wh on page 120

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ng syne, an sinsyne, wis whan cats had kittlins, dugs had puppie on page 82

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
e o the Fow Muin, wi a poke o cats thrawn in for guid meisur. Bu on page 91

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Evie OOR WULLIE’S SEASON’S GREET, (Largs Writers Group 2015) Central - Largs, prose
oyum fae Kate which let a few cats oot the bag aboot Glebe St sh
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
ll be needin great monsters o cats!
Oor twa-three cats he didnae heed,
He said, "It's rainin cats an dugs -
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Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
here wis a strict nae dugs or cats rule in force there.
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Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
animal hoarders . Forty-three cats and kittens she had in her tw
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
wa members o’ the Clan o’ Cats, must hae been at the back oâ
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
r drive thaim by imitatin big cats. Gin you can get a haad o the
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@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@ColinBell2505 Mornin Colin. Cats and Dugs aw day here.(2020) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
pit a hierarchy on luve, bit cats is better nor dugs.(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ington from? Reality? Bairns? Cats? Bathites?(2020) search twitter

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
“ah nivvir done nuhin”. Ats cats fur ye(2020) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
ae teach the SNP that herding cats is a mug's game (2022) twitter link

@changed_days tweeted
arisic31 Absolutely howlin of cats pish and tried tae say it was (2021) twitter link
hing can be turned around tae cats n drugs int it? (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
eave yer breemsticks an black cats in the lobby." on page 58
ang spikers o reed nails like cats' cleuks. on page 80

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
fechtin fir freedom like twa cats in a bug an her buttons looki on page 58

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
l lek a moose, ee ken. But do cats eit bats, A winder?" An here on page 10
. "A quite forgot e didna lek cats." on page 21
again, an we wilna talk aboot cats, or dowgs either, if ee dinna on page 22
"A didna ken at Cheshire-Cats always grinned; in fact, A di on page 56

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
n shoogie-boats, An castocks, cats an keings, on page 54

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
cemetery came these doags an cats. In the field ahind the kirk on page 118

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
the wye, an throwin steens at cats, an pullin roddens fae Mrs Wa
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Aye as sure as a cats a hairy beast" Ned shook his
the cats remains an, fits mair I think
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
there isnae much talk o devil cats or beasts o Bruntie, except w
1 matches

Ireland, Mark Wi A Facey Like Yours, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
here, yer affa feel." Once i cats free Callum wipes i blood aff
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Mable didna ken muckle aboot cats but saw that it hid marlled c
they’d shout aboot roasted cats and throw steens at her. Mabe
.S.P.C.A. for tae look aifter cats. She’d nae faimily o ony ki
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
hush, cause some fowk keepit cats, an ithers didna like dogs, s
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@Franwella tweeted
st seen 'is. I love you crazy cats n a ??(2014) search twitter
quick fag then 8 oot o 10 cats(2011) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
turkey and I slip hid tae the cats.) on page 81

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
e – no, lukkan at the sign; cats couldna read maps or signs. M
1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
clean, we hae nae need o dem. Cats is managed fur generations it
Nicol an Ingrid ir daft aboot cats, an der fock tö.'
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@shaetlan_rose tweeted
tland, can't wait to meet the cats! xx(2018) search twitter

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
bit windy here enenoo and da cats gone mental. Runnin through d (2019) twitter link

Southern

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ik a moose, yae know. But dae cats ait bats, A wunner?" An here on page 10
ins. "A furgot yae dinnae lik cats." on page 22
a thing! Oor family ave hatet cats: bad, low, aawfu things! Dinn on page 23
an wae'll taak nae mair aboot cats, or doags ither, if yae dinna on page 24
"A didnae know that Cheshire-Cats aye grinned; in fact, A didna on page 59

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