Meanings
nounwhaup (plural whaups)
plural whaups · alternative waup
- ScotlandThe curlew, Numenius arquata.
A whaup flapped up with its liquid, rising cry and he found himself wheeling round in a dizziness of blue as he tried to follow its flight.
2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 3681 more example
It looks eerie at bright midday, when the sun is shining and whaups are crying among the seaweeds; but think what it was on that awesome night, with the Powers of Darkness brooding over it like a cloud!
1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
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