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whaups

whaups is the plural 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

Questions about whaups

What is whaups the plural of?
Whaups is the plural of whaup.

Words near whaups in the dictionary

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  4. whau
  5. whaup
  6. whaups
  7. whaz
  8. whazup
  9. whazzat
  10. whazzit
  11. whazzits

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