Meaning of Whaup | Babel Free

Definitions

The curlew, Numenius arquata.

Scotland

Equivalents

Examples

“It looks eerie at bright midday, when the sun is shining and whaups are crying among the seaweeds; but think what it was on that awesome night, with the Powers of Darkness brooding over it like a cloud!”

“A whaup flapped up with its liquid, rising cry and he found himself wheeling round in a dizziness of blue as he tried to follow its flight.”

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