WHAUP


Meaning of WHAUP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhwȯp, ˈwȯp ]

noun

( plural whaup also whaups )

Etymology: imitative

Date: circa 1512

chiefly Scottish : a European curlew ( Numenius arquata )

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.