Ah telt ye the beasties on this streetch o the river were a tulyie canally.

Translate:

tulyie, toolie: quarrel, fight, scuffle.

I did warn you that the insects on this stretch of the river were a combative mob.

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