wapacut, wapacutha

[North American Indian name.J Ornith.: The Snowy Owl (q. v.). "Mr. Hutchins, in his manuscript observations on the habits of birds in the Hudson's Bay territory, says of his 'Spotted Owl' or ' Wapacutha ,' that it 'makes a nest in the dry grounds,' and 'lays from five to ten eggs in May.' I think there cannot be much doubt that it was the Snowy Owl."- Prof . Newton, in Proc . Zoöl. Soc ., 1861, p. 394. bench; go, gem; thin, this; war wap-a-toô, s. [WAPPATOо.] *waped, adj . [AWHAPE.] Crushed by misery; downcast, dejected, rueful. wa-pen-shaw, wa-pin-schâw, subst . [Lit. a weapon-show.) An appearance or review of persons under arms, made formerly in Scotland at certain times in every district. These exhibitions, or meetings, were not designed for military exercises, but only for showing that the lieges were properly provided with arms. The name has been revived in some quarters, and applied to the periodical gatherings of the volunteer corps of a more or le wide district for review, inspection, shooting competitions, and the like.