Meaning Of The Word Wattle

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wattle
uncountable noun: Wattle is a framework made by weaving thin sticks through thick sticks which is used for making fences and walls.

wattle in American English
a sort of woven work made of sticks intertwined with twigs or branches, used for walls, fences, and roofs
made of or roofed with wattle or wattles
to twist or intertwine (sticks, twigs, branches, etc.) so as to form an interwoven structure or fabric
adjective: built or roofed with wattle or wattles
noun: a number of rods or stakes interwoven with twigs or tree branches for making fences, walls, etc
transitive verb: to bind, wall, fence, etc., with wattle or wattles

wattle in British English 1
to construct from wattle
adjective: made of, formed by, or covered with wattle
noun: a frame of rods or stakes interwoven with twigs, branches, etc, esp when used to make fences

wattle in British English 2
adjective: of poor quality

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