Definition of "whaap" [whaap]

• The European curlew; called also awp, whaup, great whaup, and stock whaup. (noun)
• The whimbrel; called also May whaup, little whaup, and tang whaup. (noun)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "‘Ow, man! ye should hae hadden eassel to Kippletringan; ye maun gae back as far as the whaap, and baud the whaap till ye come to Ballenloan, and then — ‘This will never do, good dame! my horse is almost quite knocked up; can you not give me a night’s lodgings?’"
• "'Ow, man! ye should hae hadden eassel to Kippletringan; ye maun gae back as far as the whaap, and baud the whaap till ye come to Ballenloan, and then --'"