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wattle1 /wotˈl/ noun- (collective sing or in pl) material for fences, roofs, etc, in the form of rods and branches, etc, either interwoven to form a network or loose
- A hurdle (dialect)
- A twig or flexible rod (dialect)
- Any of various Australian acacias
- (perh a word of separate origin) the coloured fleshy excrescence under the throat of some birds, or a similar excrescence or process on any part of the head of a bird, fish, etc
transitive verb- To bind with wattle or twigs
- To form by plaiting twigs
ORIGIN: OE watul, watel; origin uncertain wattˈled adjective wattˈling noun - The act of making wattles by interweaving twigs, etc
- Wattlework, or the material for it
wattle and daub or (rare) wattle and dab noun Wattlework plastered with mud and used as a building material wattˈlebark noun The bark of various acacias, used for tanning wattˈlebird noun - Any of a number of honeyeaters of Australia that have ear wattles
- A New Zealand songbird with wattles around its beak
wattˈlework noun Wickerwork |