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cheeks Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words24.1 25.8 12 9.9 0 51.7 57.5
Number of occurrences7851 8 1 0 5 13
Number of authors42 30 5 1 4 2

Occurrences of cheeks in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
s tears on wussen'd, careworn cheeks. on page 27

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
an, wae tears runnin doon his cheeks, he went oan again: on page 97

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
an, wi tears rinnin doun his cheeks, he gaed on: on page 44

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
wee slapper.' Dick rubbed the cheeks ae his bum. Gied his backside on page 1

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
at him, a wee bit blate, her cheeks burnin. John smiled again, an on page 26
the souch o a warm wind on my cheeks... an pleisure in aa the folk on page 69

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
yin ae Robert's clean-shaven cheeks. He's no quite realised whaur on page 16

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
Another hauf hoor ay clenched cheeks, Aonghas lets eez foot aff th on page 3

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
e pufferfish as ah sat there, cheeks inflated and legs crossed unt on page 7

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
oon her foreheid and her rosy cheeks are glowin. on page 51

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ots appeared on the faither's cheeks. 'Wha the deevil dae ye think on page 19

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
ah manage tae contain in mah cheeks like a squirrel. Well, until on page 2

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
huv been rollin doon ir cheeks, on page 54

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
but muscular body, the ruddy cheeks, the glintin een were aw gone on page 89

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ooks fat an how she's got fat cheeks an a big double chin an how s on page 148
her mouth hingin open an her cheeks burnin - ah don't think she' on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
wis drawn sae ticht ower the cheeks that ye could see the shape o on page 48
d. He had muckle lips and fat cheeks and an awhe fat craigie. The on page 51
The colour wis rushin tae his cheeks, and his een were wide open, on page 57
'Yer cheeks!' skraiched Mrs Boakregarde. on page 110

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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
wi knees as nakit as pale bum cheeks, on page 25

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
se pufferfish as ah sit here, cheeks inflated and legs crossed unt on page 14
f it hud been anywan else, ma cheeks would huv been beamin. But Da on page 19

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
She's gat blue eyes and rosy cheeks like Sandra and Cathy and Don on page xxi
s up and tears stream doon ma cheeks. Guile spills aff ma tongue. on page 47
derin ma face and streakin ma cheeks wi blush. There wis a photie on page 54

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Wi heids deid-purpie as auld cheeks on page 3
Tho cheeks war round an face wis reid, on page 58

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
muckle o Weir's cheeks, or Madlove's breists. on page 112

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
wattin his cheeks on page 22

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Crawford, Ross Eemis Stane 1 - Ane Dialog betwix King James VI, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, script
d me blow some Erse betwix my cheeks? on page 12

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
wis a big cheery man wi ridd cheeks. He came tae meet Hercules af on page 30
s and kissed the men on baith cheeks. on page 39

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Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
it tae run doon the Emperor's cheeks, though he didnae gey unnerst on page 100

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Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
An saa yir cheeks tak a glent o bluid. on page 10

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
uch gress, een steekit ticht, cheeks bloun oot, skin, hair an pipe on page 67

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Fitt, Matthew Jordan's New Jaiket, (Education Scotland 2014) Central, weans
st come in the back door. Her cheeks were reid and her neb wis blu
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
or capacity o smilin on their cheeks, an in an about their een, -
eir chin gets creeshy—their cheeks lank, sallow, and clunk-clunk
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
n the woollen bunnet ower his cheeks an then the hoodie so as jist
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
to the en o her neb, doun her cheeks intil her mou, but there was
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
a dab o her lipstick for rosy cheeks. We thocht we leukit juist gr
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
elt a gliff o reid burn in ma cheeks. The prisoner stepped forrart
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Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
s dauncin and playing wi rosy cheeks and toy cars that scattered.
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
ow ma face is giving it away, cheeks no doubt flushed and sweaty.
Ma cheeks colour at the nickname, but a
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Wallace, Lorna Tae A Selfie, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2014) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Ma cheeks are beamin’.
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Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Made his erse cheeks clench wae fear;
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Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
wis a terrible colour and his cheeks were hollow.
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
rist__ these perfectly formed cheeks r tae die for brother - oo l (2020) twitter link

Doric

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
ke the flower o the flax, yer cheeks are like the wild rose growin on page 124

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
an, wi tears runnan doon his cheeks, he went on again: on page 95

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
doon her cheeks. On hearin the news Jonsar Ec
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Rumbles, Brodie-Anne Recordin on Beep, (Scots Hoose 2022) Doric - Banff, weans
she lookit muckle aaler. Her cheeks hae hollowed oot, her een dee
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
him as the tears ran doon her cheeks.
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
rs ran doon her aal life-worn cheeks. Fin he spoke he sounded exac
he hot tears rin doon his ain cheeks. At hame he’d a very simila
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
eelin the colour rise tae her cheeks she looked at the Laird’s s
1 matches

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
haet on cheeks, glowan on page 56

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Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Some Hai Karate on yer cheeks on page 10
Her cheeks sae rosy red on page 22

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Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
an only twin tracks doon ma cheeks on page 155

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Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
an, wi tears rinnin doon eis cheeks, ei went oan agin: on page 97

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Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
ts hingin doon the side o her cheeks – like a spreet oot the fai
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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
e stared at the Punch an Judy cheeks. on page 1
Leonard's cheeks wur brimmin wi bacon an smile on page 11
ar that dreeped frae his pale cheeks an leukt up tae the heavens t on page 14
e." She nippit hir grandson's cheeks quare an haird. "Ihere's a bo on page 15
an set them on the table, hir cheeks collapsin intae the middle o on page 17
Also on pages 18, 19, 33, 40, 41, 44
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Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
an, wi tears rinnin doon haes cheeks, hae went on yinst mair: on page 98

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