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wha-up

wha-up is the alternative form of whaup.

Meaning of whaup

Noun

whaup (plural whaups)

  1. (Scotland) The curlew, Numenius arquata.
    • 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!1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide

Forms of wha-up

pluralwha-ups

Questions about wha-up

What is wha-up the alternative form of?
Wha-up is the alternative form of whaup.

Words near wha-up in the dictionary

  1. wh@re
  2. wh@res
  3. wha
  4. wha gwan
  5. wha's
  6. wha-up
  7. wha-ups
  8. whaanau
  9. whaanaus
  10. whabbies
  11. whabby

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