Associations to the word «Wattle»

Wiktionary

WATTLE, noun. A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof.
WATTLE, noun. A single twig or rod laid on a roof to support the thatch.
WATTLE, noun. A wrinkled fold of skin, sometimes brightly coloured, hanging from the neck of birds (such as chicken and turkey) and some lizards.
WATTLE, noun. A barbel of a fish.
WATTLE, noun. A decorative fleshy appendage on the neck of a goat.
WATTLE, noun. Loose hanging skin in the neck of a person.
WATTLE, noun. Any of several Australian trees and shrubs of the genus Acacia, or their bark, used in tanning.
WATTLE, verb. (transitive) To construct a wattle, or make a construction of wattles.
WATTLE AND DAUB, noun. A structure of interwoven branches and twigs plastered with mud, clay or dung, used in the construction of dwellings, especially as infill in a half-timbered wall
WATTLE TURKEY, noun. Brush turkey

Dictionary definition

WATTLE, noun. A fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards.
WATTLE, noun. Framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence.
WATTLE, noun. Any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle.
WATTLE, verb. Build of or with wattle.
WATTLE, verb. Interlace to form wattle.

Wise words

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Robert Louis Stevenson