Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
whaup .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Prov. Eng. & Scot., Prov. Eng. & Scot. The European curlew; -- called also
awp ,whaup ,great whaup , andstock whaup . - noun Prov. Eng. & Scot. The whimbrel; -- called also
May whaup ,little whaup , andtang whaup .
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- noun UK, Scotland, dialect The
European curlew ; called also awp,whaup , great whaup, and stock whaup. - noun UK, Scotland, dialect The
whimbrel ; called also May whaup, little whaup, and tang whaup.
Etymologies
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Examples
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‘Ow, man! ye should hae hadden eassel to Kippletringan; ye maun gae back as far as the whaap, and baud the whaap till ye come to Ballenloan, and then — ‘This will never do, good dame! my horse is almost quite knocked up; can you not give me a night’s lodgings?’
Guy Mannering 1815
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'Ow, man! ye should hae hadden eassel to Kippletringan; ye maun gae back as far as the whaap, and baud the whaap till ye come to Ballenloan, and then --'
Guy Mannering — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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'Ow, man! ye should hae hadden eassel to Kippletringan; ye maun gae back as far as the whaap, and baud the whaap till ye come to Ballenloan, and then --'
Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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'Ow, man! ye should hae hadden eassel to Kippletringan; ye maun gae back as far as the whaap, and baud the whaap till ye come to Ballenloan, and then --'
Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Volume 01 Walter Scott 1801
reesetee commented on the word whaap
Nickname for European curlew or whimbrel.
April 28, 2011