*whaap*

n. [ So called from one of its notes. ] (Zool.) (a) The European curlew; -- called also awp, whaup, great whaup, and stock whaup. (b) The whimbrel; -- called also May whaup, little whaup, and tang whaup. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]