whaup
/hwahp, hwawp, wahp, wawp/US // ʰwɑp, ʰwɔp, wɑp, wɔp //UK // (wɔːp, Scottish hwɔːp) //
咋样,咋办,咋回事
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Scot.
- : a curlew, Numenius arquata.
Examples
As he ran he made ridiculous efforts to cry like a whaup in the hope of summoning the Die-Hards.
I wadna gie ae wheeple of a whaup for a the nichtingales in England.
"That was a fine flare-up of yours, Freddy," said Anthony Whaup, the only other counsel for the prisoners upon the circuit.
Whaup was not oblivious of his promise, and Strachan clove unto him like a limpet.
"You're a pretty invalid," said the Whaup to Coquette as they went ashore for a scramble.
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