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The word 'cockit'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
cockitOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus9.23016
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 36 11 3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.9 1 1
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 10.1 4 2
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire 13.1 1 1
LAL - General Central 10.6 8 5
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of cockit in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Muggie teen a sup o er tay an cockit er crannie. on page 28

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
bit hermless, wi his heid ay cockit tae ae side, an wi slivvers t
ye'll aa ken (an here, Minnie cockit her lugs, fur she dinna ken a
, her hairt thuddin, her lugs cockit.
The shelt's lugs cockit forrit, takkin aa this in, th
4 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
lookit like a bamstick w’t cockit on tap o ees napper. His big
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
Sae Victor cockit his dowp on the dyke aneth th
teeth, scurred up his snoot, cockit his tail an bowfed till his f
Jeemsie cockit his lugs an listened. It wis
The twa moosies cockit their fuskers ooto the pianie
cockit open ae ee.
5 matches

Aberdeen

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
ang wannerin aff his leen. He cockit his heid tae ae side. on page 30

1 matches

General Northern

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
flech-champit lugs cockit scawt tike o a tratour mae Ye on page 3

1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
is armed wi a rifle, which he cockit an filled wi shakky haunds.
1 matches

(South) East Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
ffront! An nae maitter hou he cockit up thon bunnet, or wappit his on page 46

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
e ye. Forbye, her lugs is aye cockit for ony suggestions aboot wey
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
es tae dae is keep thair lugs cockit an listen oot for it. E'en in
er kinna mooth? Keep yer lugs cockit an gin ye hear ocht, juist se
2 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ake tae 'wheesht a meenit' an cockit a lug at the mannie. Shair en on page 101

1 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
He cockit his eebroos. “If I thought
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
esty - frae her pryin een an cockit lugs. on page 50

1 matches

General Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
uid hear vices. Lood vices. A cockit ma lugs, birlt on page 24

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
nut shell wi his knuckles. He cockit his heid tae wan side, listen on page 126
I will tell ye why.' Mr Wonka cockit his heid tae wan side and aw on page 170

2 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
unkered amang the ferns, lugs cockit. The Forest wis gey silent wh on page 108

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
d and lay gey still, his lugs cockit. He steyed where he wis a lan on page 12
aw, but steyed wi their lugs cockit, their bodies ticht. Then the on page 66

2 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
. Whit age are ye?" Christian cockit her lug. on page 17

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Monument, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
And cockit on his bed wi his shanks faul on page 100

1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
Wi heids high, an lugs cockit on page 22

1 matches

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