Whaap \Whaap\, n. [So called from one of its notes.] (Zool.)
(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.]
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