“While yer cooling yer doup on the cutty stool think oan. ” Translated: cutty stool: chair of repentance. “While you are cooling your bottom on the chair of repentance reflect well on what has passed.”
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“Yir awfie bool-backed fur a bell ringer.” Translated: bool-backed: round shouldered. “You are awfully round shouldered for a bell ringer.”
“Weel done Cutty-sark!“ Translated: Cutty-sark: short undershirt; Robert Burns 1791, Tam O Shanter.