whaup
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of whaup
1505–15; perhaps representing earlier *whalp, akin (by gradation) to Old English hwilpe plover
Example Sentences
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Oh, Fairly, my old man of the Covenant," vociferated the leader of the party, "how come you to be keeping company with the whaup and the curlew at this time o' night?
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 by Leighton, Alexander
"Turn ye to the west," said the whaup, "and let the sun fail on your face; then turn ye five times round about and say after me the Rune Of the Heather and the Dew."
From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by Buchan, John
Weel, weel," said the whaup, "we'll let the matter be.
From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by Buchan, John
We could hear the cry of the whaup, a mournful, plaintive note; our own voices were the only other sounds that broke the stillness.
From Between You and Me by Lauder, Harry, Sir
Seldom did human foot tread the heather of that glen in the days before Donald took up his abode there; to the raven and the mountain-fox, the muir-fowl and the whaup, alone belonged that kingdom.
From Stories of the Border Marches by Lang, Jeanie
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