whaup

American  

[hwahp, hwawp, wahp, wawp] / ʰwɑp, ʰwɔp, wɑp, wɔp /

noun

Scot.

1. a curlew, Numenius arquata.

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whaup British  

/ hwɔːp, wɔːp /

noun

1. a popular name for the curlew

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Etymology

Origin of whaup

1505–15; perhaps representing earlier *whalp, akin (by gradation) to Old English hwilpe plover

Example Sentences

As he ran he made ridiculous efforts to cry like a whaup in the hope of summoning the Die-Hards.

From Huntingtower by Buchan, John

Here is the first list; it lengthened speedily: thistle, tartan, haar, haggis, kirk, claymore, parritch, broom, whin, sporran, whaup, plaid, scone, collops, whiskey, mutch, cairngorm, oatmeal, brae, kilt, brose, heather.

From Penelope's Progress Being Such Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton As Relate to Her Experiences in Scotland by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith

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

Here is the first list; it lengthened speedily: thistle, tartan, haar, haggis, kirk, claymore, parritch, broom, whin, sporran, whaup, plaid, scone, collops, whisky, mutch, cairngorm, oatmeal, brae, kilt, brose, heather.

From Penelope's Experiences in Scotland by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith