Whaup vs Whap - What's the difference?
whaup | whap |
To strike hard and suddenly.
To throw oneself quickly, or by an abrupt motion; to turn suddenly.
In scotland terms the difference between whaup and whap
is that whaup is curlew while whap is the curlew.As a verb whap is
to strike hard and suddenly.As an interjection whap is
a sudden blow; a variation of whop.whap
English
Verb
(whapp)- She whapped down on the floor.
- The fish whapped over.
- (Bartlett)