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couch Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words21.8 32.4 6 19.9 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences7063 4 2 0 1 0
Number of authors23 17 3 2 1

Occurrences of couch in Corpus

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Central

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
e oan it an leave him oan the couch rollin his baccy. on page 10
lly hings oer the back ay the couch draped oer me, an Tams seat's on page 13

2 matches

Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
hegither huddin hands oan the couch in her mum and dad's livin ro on page 34

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
sits doon oan the threadbare couch. From under his arse he produ on page 22
cunt keel right err, aff the couch an land face first oan his bo on page 30

2 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
t tae sleep on the livin room couch wi the News o the Warld ower on page 6

2 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
sittin in thair kecks oan the couch on page 39

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
a few days camped oot on the couch rewatchin it, since unis done on page 1

4 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
use ah cannae afford a decent couch. Ah sit there wae ma bowl ae on page 16
ortable oan the cream leather couch opposite and produces his wee on page 63
e vomit-worthy, cream leather couch. Craigy looks sober, likes. B on page 129
boot settin yur paws oan that couch." on page 151
d sleepin nixt tae me oan the couch? Bruce the strange hing wis a on page 155
Also on pages 157, 158
8 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
mah granny urr sittin oan the couch wi their faces trippin them. on page 172
an am sittin gouched oan the couch. Everycunt is apart fae the w on page 173
e bin though, ah dive aff the couch and grab it afore she does. on page 174

4 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
there wi her face lik a burst couch. Aye it pure gied me the heeb on page 105

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
frien, wha's fou, pishes the couch yae nicht or knocks owre on page 120

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ty space next tae hur oan the couch. Ah sit. on page 28

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
in tae them. She sits oan hur couch like the Queen o Sheba, puffi on page 26
livin room, parked me oan the couch and told me he'd be back in f on page 41
rough the door and oantae the couch. She's the warmest person ah' on page 45
hut and slump back oantae the couch. Ah dinnae know whit tae dae. on page 48
n and plonkin ma arse oan the couch. Jesus will be spittin feathe on page 61
Also on pages 76
6 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
tae thi October damp bi then, couch-grass straws an stalky planta
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
’re lyin there like a burst couch. Huv yous even been tae sleep
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
soaks an breeks flung oer the couch an a smell ay dampness that w
ralised. Takin a seat oan the couch, ah squeeze masel intae a sli
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
collapse oan tae Scanlon’s couch. ‘Ah’m no cut oot fur thi
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
, every cunt’s like a burst couch in here. The gear ran oot hou
1 matches

Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
pills oot fae the side o the couch. Ah want tae take tae ma bed
1 matches

Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
sit back doon oan ma leather couch and watch. Naught. A wait a g
anoeuvre it oot fae under the couch. It’s Neville’s favourite
2 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
at,' ah said, pointin tae the couch. Mammy wis in the kitchen.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
strugglin, tryin tae turn the couch intae the door ay the flat as
the boay at the front ay the couch sais: A wee gawky cunt, the l
ends up oan his back wae the couch oan tap ay him, wedged in the
mate?’ McDade sais tae the couch as we squeeze by, the specky
4 matches

Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
d. He slumpt back oan tae the couch, boady achin aw ower, groanin
1 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
, wanker, ah reach across the couch and aim ay punch at ‘is bic
nd sits up, standing from the couch and stretching, the trail a h
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
e oan it an leave him oan the couch rollin his baccy.
lly hings oer the back ay the couch draped oer me an Tam’s seat
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
et before dissolvin intae his couch that surprisinly wouldnae loo
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
n oan the wee cushion oan the couch. Playfully shakin it until it
lyin doon nixt tae me oan the couch. And even though ah’m smili
ssed as he jumps doon fae the couch but they words are his Achill
3 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ble that sits in front ae the couch. Bruce observes that his comm
n me tae park ma erse oan the couch jist in time fur Bradley Wals
and Bruce is noo lyin oan the couch eager tae keep a closer eye o
3 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
nstruct thum, pointin tae the couch.
1 matches

@OliphantWullie tweeted
ear auld. Wis hidin ahint the couch fir almost aw o the second ha (2022) twitter link

@DABArbuckle tweeted
dae when ah dose aff oan the couch and ma wife pulls oot yin o m(2020) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
t fucking deaconess aroon the couch and then doon the hall all th (2022) twitter link

Doric

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Sittin' on i'couch wi her sister an brither. on page 136

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
r stannin ower a wifie on the couch, he hid the
fa wis lyin on the couch wi her leg up in the air." O
2 matches

@cligeey tweeted
@Ali_Leith I did couch to 5 pies nae bother(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
in deep-couch dwam... on page 32

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
I felt seek! I hid ahint the couch and wisna sure if I wid iver on page 129

1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 73 - Ten Owersettins frae the Chinese, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Thay taen ma couch an stuid it in the settin sun on page 40

1 matches

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