"whaap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: whaaps [plural]
Etymology: So called from one of its notes. Head templates: {{en-noun}} whaap (plural whaaps)
  1. (UK, Scotland, dialect) The European curlew; called also awp, whaup, great whaup, and stock whaup. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Scolopacids
    Sense id: en-whaap-en-noun-MzFgWZnl Disambiguation of Scolopacids: 48 52 Categories (other): British English, Scottish English
  2. (UK, Scotland, dialect) The whimbrel; called also May whaup, little whaup, and tang whaup. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Scolopacids
    Sense id: en-whaap-en-noun-nuI1UevO Disambiguation of Scolopacids: 48 52 Categories (other): British English, Scottish English

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