Bird on the correct end of the branch as it crumbles to catch the snack.
The Scottish Word:

Chattle.

“Weel yir greed’s done ye in ye auld worm, ye’ve chattled yer branch tae bits, an noo yir ma tea.”

Translate:

chattle, chauttle: nibble, chew feebly.

“Well your greed has finished you, you have nibbled your branch to bits you old worm, and now you will be my early evening meal.”

tʃatl
The Scottish Word: chattle with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context in the Scots language and in English.

 

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