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Use in varieties of Scots

cookin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.5 17.5 12.8 0 11.6 10.9 4.4
Number of occurrences4533 8 0 2 1 1
Number of authors23 15 5 1 1 1

Occurrences of cookin in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
in efter her, when it cam tae cookin meals it wis Precious that lo on page 69

1 matches

Cairns, Pauline Lallans 83 - Boeuf Bourguignon, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
an yaise the marinade for yer cookin liquor. on page 69

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
in eggs, reddin oot the hous, cookin, spinnin, washin, an helpin h on page 74

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ah tell him. "Ah'm gonnae be cookin you the biggest and juiciest on page 155

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
hoose wis somethin cried Easy Cookin, that belanged tae her mither on page 5
er had eneuch energy left fur cookin. So if it wisnae I'V dinners on page 49
ironed fur her. Ah did aw the cookin. Ah learned how tae dae every on page 193

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
lad himself. An whit wi Nan's cookin, a few pints an drams o a lun on page 60

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
she wis waitin on the dinner cookin when ma pal Charlene came tae on page 22
ur maist subjects an he's her cookin partner in Home Ec. He looks on page 169

2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Teeger that Cam for his Tea, (Floris Kelpies 2018 ISBN: 978-1782504665) Central, weans
oped aw the tatties that were cookin in the pots... on page 12

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
cret spang-new inventions are cookin and bilin awa in here! Auld M on page 99
the end o aw kitchens and aw cookin! Naebody will ever need tae g on page 107

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
hty me," Judge Strauss said. "Cookin denner for a hale theatre tro on page 37
dnae really focus on the hale cookin thing. But finally Klaus came on page 40
cosy as the sauce sottered, a cookin term which here means "cooked on page 44
y oot o his road aw day, then cookin for his shady wee cronies at on page 110

4 matches

Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
"Nae offence but see yir cookin? on page 27

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ekit as a snake in a bucket o cookin ile. Ah think he's gonnae try on page 35

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
mirrors an cookin pots, on page 42

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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
besom in the wan haun, and a cookin-pat on his heid,
ersel in it; syne she set the cookin-pat on her heid sae that the
2 matches

Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
maist subjects an he’s her cookin partner in Home Ec. He looks
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
brekfast, mebbe we shuid try cookin thaim parritch, insteid o buy
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Time passed an smells o cookin reached thaim, addin tae the
She’d meant tae keep it for cookin ... peaches in rosewatter, al
rt ower as they sut aroon the cookin fire efter thair denner. The
l had feenished reddin up the cookin things an Beatrice got up tae
Beatrice an Guzul wis makin a cookin fire in the biggin wi the bes
7 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
tae say that the kitchen is a cookin area that widnae look oot ae
1 matches

@ThonJacobite tweeted
tae stop washing cutlery and cookin utensils and pittin them awa (2020) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
aper an chynge a plug. Injoys cookin - disna wint te bi teen oot on page 52

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
a aroon the place. He saa her cookin an bakin: porridge, stovies, on page 90

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
turns his haan tae aathin bit cookin - Ah'm the een that diz that on page 105

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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
et wi the fine smell o scones cookin on a girdle. The door tae her
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
at first. She wis cookin a muckle pot o broth that hot
1 matches

@Franwella tweeted
'd seen this earlier, am jist cookin ane n a :-)(2013) search twitter
iseNicol1 yum bit dinna fancy cookin much th day. Will have a chin(2011) search twitter
Canna be ersed cookin'(2012) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
owin fur his maet. Da tocht a cookin da liver, just fur hersel, me on page 30
du's shurly no suggestin dir cookin sweet an soor elephant up at on page 53

2 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
rst; then followed a sho'er o cookin pans, plates, an dishes. Th D on page 58

1 matches

Ulster

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
e epple-trees - Bramleys fur cookin an Cox's Pippens fur eatin. W on page 16

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