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Use in varieties of Scots

cushion Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.9 8.1 13.5 9.9 11.6 20.7 8.9
Number of occurrences3216 9 1 2 2 2
Number of authors17 7 5 1 2 1 1

Occurrences of cushion in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
King's croon oan a rid velvet cushion; an then, last ae aw in this on page 78

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ither twae were uisin it as a cushion, restin their elbucks on it, on page 44

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
beard an the cushion stuck up his jooks that works on page 41
rimary school called Patricia Cushion (evrubdy always called her Pa on page 121
s turnt intae another Pat-Yir-Cushion? on page 122

5 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
his brandy in, the scaudered cushion aff the windae-seat whaur the on page 13
d them aw up tae mak a kind o cushion, jist muckle enough for her s on page 29
n the flair, Sunny on her wee cushion o curtains. The muinlicht sho on page 55

3 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
s hur head and pats the empty cushion next tae hur. Ah sit. Hur sal on page 45

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
cushion-plumped, had glowered oan mar on page 112

1 matches

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
ror's bed, on a brawsome silk cushion. The Emperor hummed alang wi on page 104
bird wis left oot on its silk cushion, whaur it did nowt but sit th on page 106

2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
wey he bites doon oan the wee cushion oan the couch. Playfully shak
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
msel doon oan the reed velvet cushion. He teen a deep breath an smi on page 74

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Ye say ye got a new peen cushion, ach weel, ye ken on page 152
Ye say ye got a new peen cushion, ach weel, ye ken on page 169

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
e ither two wis usan id as a cushion, restan thir elbows on id, an on page 64
g's crown on a crimson velvet cushion; an, last o all iss grand pro on page 76

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ars o peroxide. A human preen cushion, puir Myra hid nae veins left
ra Anderson, the human preen- cushion, bluid treetlin frae a wee pr
2 matches

@Franwella tweeted
ckon I could jist aboot mak a cushion cover ??(2020) search twitter
.... I did knit th VW camper cushion tho .... Jist dinna look too (2020) search twitter

Orkney

Brown, Moyra Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Green silk cushion on mother's bedroom chair, on page 29

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
idder twa wis ösin him for a cushion. Dey hed der elbicks apon him on page 68

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
da boannie jewellery, cushion covers, even da dug's collar, on page 53

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ither twae were usin eet as a cushion, restin their elbows oan eet, on page 66
's croon oan a crimson velvet cushion; an, last o aw this swanky pr on page 78

2 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
he ither twa wur usin it es a cushion, restin thur elbas on it, an on page 67
ng's crown on a cmmson velvet cushion; an, last o aal in this gran on page 79

2 matches

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