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May whaup

Whaap \Whaap\, n. [So called from one of its notes.] (Zo["o]l.)

  1. The European curlew; -- called also awp, whaup, great whaup, and stock whaup.

  2. The whimbrel; -- called also May whaup, little whaup, and tang whaup. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]