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/hwahp, hwawp, wahp, wawp/, n. Scot.a curlew, Numenius arquata.[1505-15; perh. repr. earlier *whalp, akin (by gradation) to OE hwilpe plover]
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Whaup — (hw[add]p), n. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Whaap}. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whaup — [hwôp, wôp] n. [prob. < or akin to OE whilpe, curlew, akin to hwelp: see WHELP] Chiefly Scot. CURLEW … English World dictionary
whaup — Whaap Whaap, n. [So called from one of its notes.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The European curlew; called also {awp}, {whaup}, {great whaup}, and {stock whaup}. (b) The whimbrel; called also {May whaup}, {little whaup}, and {tang whaup}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whaup — noun (plural whaup; also whaups) Etymology: imitative Date: circa 1512 chiefly Scottish a European curlew (Numenius arquata) … New Collegiate Dictionary
whaup — noun curlew … Wiktionary
whaup — [(h)wɔ:p] noun chiefly Scottish another term for curlew. Origin C16: imitative of its cry … English new terms dictionary
whaup — n. esp. Sc. a curlew. Etymology: imit. of its cry … Useful english dictionary
great whaup — Whaap Whaap, n. [So called from one of its notes.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The European curlew; called also {awp}, {whaup}, {great whaup}, and {stock whaup}. (b) The whimbrel; called also {May whaup}, {little whaup}, and {tang whaup}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
little whaup — Whaap Whaap, n. [So called from one of its notes.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The European curlew; called also {awp}, {whaup}, {great whaup}, and {stock whaup}. (b) The whimbrel; called also {May whaup}, {little whaup}, and {tang whaup}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
May whaup — Whaap Whaap, n. [So called from one of its notes.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The European curlew; called also {awp}, {whaup}, {great whaup}, and {stock whaup}. (b) The whimbrel; called also {May whaup}, {little whaup}, and {tang whaup}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
