WHAAP Whaap, n. Etym: [So called from one of its notes.] (Zoöl.) (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.]
WHACK
Whack, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whacked; p. pr. & vb. n. Whacking.] Etym:
[Cf. Thwack.]
Defn: To strike; to beat; to give a heavy or resounding blow to; to thrash; to make with whacks. [Colloq.] Rodsmen were whackingtheir way through willow brakes. G. W. Cable.
WHACK
Whack, v. i.
Defn: To strike anything with a smart blow. To whack away, to continue striking heavy blows; as, to whack away at a log. [Colloq.]
WHACK
Whack, n.
Defn: A smart resounding blow. [Colloq.]
WHACKER
Whack"er, n.
1. One who whacks. [Colloq.]
2. Anything very large; specif., a great lie; a whapper. [Colloq.] Halliwell.