howff | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 17.3 | 26.2 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 0 | |
Number of occurrences | 56 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Number of authors | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
. Tells us hou ti get ti this howff doun wan o the closes o the, on page 70
azaretto on the richt. Nick's howff on the left. A richt foosty p on page 71
spite o the thick reek o the howff. Each speck seemed alive. on page 73
re, it wis gey mirk, like oor howff aff the Nethergate, but mair on page 74
5 matches
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
Burkers in sic places as the Howff an in ither graveyairds aw ac on page 108
hear a bit o a racket - the Howff was generally a place o peace on page 109
congregation were passin the Howff on their wey tae wark at the on page 110
ncidents o graverobbin in the Howff but Mr McNab, shair o his man on page 111
8 matches
Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
ein, as he cam stodgin ti the howff duir, hiz sie-kist follaein i on page 3
an the fowk at cam about our howff suin leirit ti lat him abie. on page 4
3 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
n a Jenners' bag, tae mak her howff on page 5
1 matches
Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
got rained aff. Settin in the howff, lissenin til the rain dirlin on page 58
1 matches
Thom, Williamina Lallans 75 - Oor Tibby Pagan, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, weans
the watter became a weel-kent howff in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, wi a w
luikin efter her ewes an her howff, the lass still had time tae
2 matches
Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
he voss wes aye cawin but the howff.
The howff wesna mair nor twa ruims. The
r louns croudit intil the wie howff.
e siccar. The waatchers i the howff, owerby, nou twintie strang,
Owerby at the howff, the menyie sattilt doun ti t
14 matches
Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
oot tae a Mexican-style eatin howff twa weeks back I could hear t
1 matches
Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e staunin at the till in this howff!
1 matches
Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
un of High Life jazz frae the howff i the street ahint us.
1 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
alang wi thaim. Thair favourt howff turnt oot tae be a private ho
1 matches
Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
rchin fur her lost dug in the Howff durin a storm. The puir lassi
air, ye kin see hur roond the Howff, searchin an greetin oot fur
e tap o Reform Street wis The Howff. Whit if ah saw th’ lassie?
t. Ah had tae cut thro’ The Howff. It wis the ainlie wey back i
ed the heavy iron gates o the Howff graveyard. Ah heard trees moa
6 matches
Hubbard, Tom Scottish Faust: Poems and Ballads of Eldritch Lore, (Kettillonia 2004) Central, poetry
wi the ae lamp, forenent the howff.
1 matches
Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
at an oor in the chynge-hoose howff, puzzlin ower the crafty comp
1 matches
Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ck for a year or mair, an his howff is doun at the Bowlin Green H
1 matches
@ClashCityClarky tweeted
@bellacaledonia The Howff. Aw day lang.(2020) search twitter
McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
maisic wafts frae a howff mistraucht tin fussles on page 3
1 matches
@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ngin rock, the partan had his howff;, Weel ben ayont the swurly s (2020) twitter link