n. & v.
—n.
1 a interlaced rods and split rods as a material for making fences, walls, etc. b (in sing. or pl.) rods and twigs for this use.
2 an Australian acacia with long pliant branches, with bark used in tanning and golden flowers used as the national emblem.
3 dial. a wicker hurdle.
—v.tr.
1 make of wattle.
2 enclose or fill up with wattles.
Phrases and idioms:
wattle and daub a network of rods and twigs plastered with mud or clay as a building material.
Etymology: OE watul, of unkn. orig.
2.
n.
1 a loose fleshy appendage on the head or throat of a turkey or other birds.
2 = BARB n. 3.
Derivatives:
wattled adj.
Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.