whaup

[ hwahp, hwawp, wahp, wawp ]

/ ʰwɑp, ʰwɔp, wɑp, wɔp /

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noun Scot.

a curlew, Numenius arquata.

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Origin of whaup

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

Words nearby whaup

what's with, what the hell, what've, What will be, will be, what with, whaup, whaur, wheal, wheat, wheat beer, wheat berry

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How to use whaup in a sentence

As he ran he made ridiculous efforts to cry like a whaup in the hope of summoning the Die-Hards.
Huntingtower|John Buchan
I wadna gie ae wheeple of a whaup for a the nichtingales in England.
Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance|Various
"That was a fine flare-up of yours, Freddy," said Anthony Whaup, the only other counsel for the prisoners upon the circuit.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847|Various
Whaup was not oblivious of his promise, and Strachan clove unto him like a limpet.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847|Various

"You're a pretty invalid," said the Whaup to Coquette as they went ashore for a scramble.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol. I|Various

British Dictionary definitions for whaup

whaup

/ (wɔːp, Scottish hwɔːp) /

noun

mainly Scot a popular name for the curlew

Word Origin for whaup

C16: related to Old English huilpe, ultimately imitative of the bird's cry; compare Low German regenwilp sandpiper

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