Gaffer are ye sure ye didni feel thon hotch or hear thon splash?

I’m sure I heard it despite the niver endin muittit moaning o this wanless wancheery whale?

Mind, there’s red nebbed whale free-ers in these pairts.

We need tae tak care.

Translate:

hotch: move jerkily, up and down.

Boss are you sure you didn’t feel that bob or hear a splash?

I’m sure I heard it despite the never ending exhausted moaning of this pitiful miserable whale?

I’m sure you recall that there are red nosed whale free-ers in these parts.

We need to be careful.

hɔtʃ
The Scottish Word: hotch 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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