The Collaborative International Dictionary
tang whaup
Whaap \Whaap\, n. [So called from one of its notes.] (Zo["o]l.)
The European curlew; -- called also awp, whaup, great whaup, and stock whaup.
The whimbrel; -- called also May whaup, little whaup, and tang whaup. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
tang whaup
Whimbrel \Whim"brel\, n. [Cf. Whimper.] (Zo["o]l) Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species (Numenius ph[ae]opus), called also Jack curlew, half curlew, stone curlew, and tang whaup. See Illustration in Appendix.
Hudsonian or, Eskimo, whimbreal, the Hudsonian curlew.