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whaup
[ hwahp, hwawp, wahp, wawp ]
noun
, Scot.
- a curlew, Numenius arquata.
whaup
/ hwɔːp; wɔːp /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of whaup1
1505–15; perhaps representing earlier *whalp, akin (by gradation) to Old English hwilpe plover
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Word History and Origins
Origin of whaup1
C16: related to Old English huilpe, ultimately imitative of the bird's cry; compare Low German regenwilp sandpiper
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Example Sentences
As he ran he made ridiculous efforts to cry like a whaup in the hope of summoning the Die-Hards.
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I wadna gie ae wheeple of a whaup for a the nichtingales in England.
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"That was a fine flare-up of yours, Freddy," said Anthony Whaup, the only other counsel for the prisoners upon the circuit.
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Whaup was not oblivious of his promise, and Strachan clove unto him like a limpet.
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"You're a pretty invalid," said the Whaup to Coquette as they went ashore for a scramble.
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