cook | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 62.4 | 46.7 | 70.1 | 198.7 | 87.2 | 155 | 57.5 | |
Number of occurrences | 203 | 93 | 47 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 13 | |
Number of authors | 39 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
e middle, nursin a bairn: the cook wis leanin aer the fire, stir on page 58
me up wae sumhin tae say, the cook took the cauldron ae soup oaf on page 59
shot a worried glance at the cook, tae see if she wis up fir ta on page 60
ell ye-it wis fir bringin the cook tulip-roots steid ae inions." on page 76
ext witness wis the Duchess's cook. She wis eairryin the pepper- on page 112
Also on pages 113
13 matches
Cairns, Pauline Lallans 83 - Boeuf Bourguignon, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
drink it's no guid enough tae cook wi) on page 68
Add the chappit big ingan an cook until its gowden on page 69
3 matches
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
d, ma big cousin's pal. Paula Cook, hur name is. A wis only thir on page 6
3 matches
Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
middle, nursing a babby: the cook wis leanin ower the fire, ste on page 44
13 matches
Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
aret heard tell o it frae the cook. She wis a Campbell hersel, a on page 66
ness frae auld Peggy Aird the cook, an a guid lauch whiles in th on page 67
4 matches
Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
dnae even be him that hid tae cook his kipper or his haddie eith on page 17
e scrub pots an' pans fur the cook. on page 29
h mind wan time, Ah think the cook must hae gaed awa tae her bed on page 30
3 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
mas is walkin past the Thomas Cook travel agency oan the high st on page 120
1 matches
Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
the yett wis COSIE NEUK. Nosy cook micht huv been better, Miss H on page 86
ared fur me personally by the cook! It wis ma playpiece! And as on page 114
bowffed the Trunchbull. "The cook seen ye! Whit's: s mair, she on page 115
nk ye should congratulate the cook. When a gentleman hus et a pa on page 117
The cook disappeart. In a minute she w on page 118
Also on pages 120, 121, 127, 194
20 matches
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
o hard work, an man cuid she cook! As hard as she warkit, an wi on page 57
1 matches
Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
"But nane o us kens how tae cook," Klaus said. on page 31
ook, and read . aboot how tae cook," Klaus said. "Ye widnae thin on page 33
let said. "The day, we've tae cook for ten fowk." on page 34
4 matches
Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
e paintin, but she wis a braw cook an no a bad wee sowel at hert on page 136
1 matches
Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
ill thae finally recoilt. The cook, cursin the keetchen maid fur on page 8
2 matches
Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
whit I've foond!" yowled the cook wi the muckle knife that had on page 79
2 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
div ye cook it or eat it raa? She brak af
1 matches
Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
a fresh hoose guest arrivin. Cook tellt me she needed floor tae
Donaldson’s bakery in toun. Cook geid me tuppence fur masel ev
Ah explained tae Cook aboot the scary lecky device
an doon her body.” Then the Cook shuddered. People say at nigh
4 matches
Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
hat these guys yaise thum tae cook crack oan. This boay is a wro
1 matches
@DavidJWood2 tweeted
us ??. Funny how women cannae cook fancy stuff like us ???????(2020) search twitter
dr_cheeky No, no no. I cannae cook something she would cook, cau(2020) search twitter
ay bad yirsel ??. Just cannae cook for toffee ??(2020) search twitter
Ready steady cook time again for me and Maisie,(2020) search twitter
@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
rrier I hae heard that ye can cook neeps by prickin them an hump(2020) search twitter
@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
Luiking for my auld Papa Cook waving tae me from the brig. (2019) search twitter
@WhenDidADidny tweeted
ttention to detail aff Thomas Cook to announce that some lad has (2018) twitter link
@Chazzbat tweeted
Ah bought ingredients tae cook wi this week, but Ah'm too sa(2020) search twitter
@weenell3 tweeted
mine ... and I normally never cook ?? (2022) twitter link
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
urghpaper wis she no oan cant cook wont cook - shees sum doll l (2020) twitter link
ociety would have to learn to cook - ffs that wid b priceless l (2021) twitter link
Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
in e middle, nursan a baby: e cook wis leanan oer e fire, stirra on page 55
tchen at didna sneeze, were e cook, an a beeg cat, wheech wis ly on page 56
wis tryan till fix on wan, e cook took e cauldron o soup off e on page 57
(In wheech e cook an e baby joined):- on page 57
l tell him-id wis for givan e cook tulip-roots instead o onions. on page 74
Also on pages 110, 111
13 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
hauns war reid, like Meg the cook fin she washed coo's liver oo
1 matches
Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
e explodin aifter I tried tae cook a tattie in tinfoil, I wis su
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
is was fae the grumpy looking cook. “What did you say your nam
obviously the Mrs Gordon the cook had gone to fetch. “A gweed
on frowned and turned tae the cook faa wiz hovering nearby.
point of retaliating but the cook, sensing Jessie's indignation
ot was a withering scowl. The cook winked at her, though, and sa
26 matches
Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
tae bide at hame tae clean an cook maet aa day.
1 matches
@daleser23 tweeted
@giggsy26 u cook it ursel?(2013) search twitter
@Franwella tweeted
Kids demanding I cook pizza at this time o night, I(2011) search twitter
@fittiecrooners tweeted
r1 wiz thinking o deen ma ayn cook book. Corned beef hash Fittie(2017) search twitter
s, blooming idiots trying tae cook, young folk stuck on some isl(2020) search twitter
Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
o last week's fiasco when Mrs Cook o the Ha bolted, ran intae a on page 86
Mrs Cook o the Ha is gainan on Mimi Ma on page 87
18 matches
Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
her's just Clara. Clara was a cook tae rich folk in Kirkwall, a on page 30
1 matches
Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
? He's just wantin someane ta cook fur him, says I mak da best s on page 50
1 matches
Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
is ploy, so we left him wi da cook - makkin a pan o milgruel ta
1 matches
Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
eadies: A say this, kis Jimmy Cook, the gairdner it Hoscote, hed
igs i the Selkirk airt. Jimmy Cook wis the gairdner it Hoscote f
2 matches