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Definition of whaup

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.]
Whaup
Whaup Whaup, n. (Zo["o]l.) See Whaap. [Prov. Eng.]

Meaning of whaup from wikipedia

- is often referred to just as the "curlew", and in Scotland known as the "whaup" in Scots. The Eurasian curlew was formally described by the Swedish naturalist...
- Whauphill is a small village located in the historical county of Wigtownshire in the Machars, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Whauphill is a hub that...
- A Scotch night, The Australian, Summer country, Kings of the earth, and Whaup o' the rede. Ogilvie was born at Holefield, near Kelso, Borders, Scotland...
- reivers, including "The reiver's heart" (1903), "The raiders" (1904), "Whaup o' the rede: a ballad of the border raiders" (1909), "Kirkhope Tower" (1913)...
- Etymology The name may be a corruption of 'Whaup Land'; a 'whaup' being Scots for a curlew....
- (cuckoo) and Loanends (where the lanes end) in County Antrim, Crawtree (crow), Whaup Island (curlew) and Whinny Hill from 'whin' (gorse) in County Down and the...
- course Coquette accepts the marriage proposal of her devoted cousin Tom "the Whaup", although she does not truly love him. Their wedding is to be dela**** until...
- Etymology The name Hapland may derive from 'Whaup Land'; a 'whaup' being Scots for a curlew....
- "Black Trackers" "Coo-ee" "Comrades" "The Bush" "Steeds of the Mist" "The Whaup" "The Ingleside" "The Horseman" "The Signpost" "A Song of the Poets" "The...
- resume on the tide at Southport in the early 1960’s however the loss of Whaup No.39 and yet more silting killed off the revival. In 1910 it was agreed...