Wattle

Quick meaning: Wattle is a noun meaning A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof.

Meaning

A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof.

More Meanings

1. A single twig or rod laid on a roof to support the thatch.
2. A wrinkled fold of skin, sometimes brightly coloured, hanging from the neck of birds (such as chicken and turkey) and some lizards.
3. A barbel of a fish.
4. A decorative fleshy appendage on the neck of a goat.
5. Loose hanging skin in the neck of a person.
6. Any of several Australian trees and shrubs of the genus Acacia, or their bark, used in tanning, seen as a national emblem of Australia.
7. (slang, obsolete) An ear (organ of hearing).

Example Sentences

Wat. A hare, from his wattles, i. e. long ears.

The buttons below his waddle open to reveal a ruddy V, tidemark of the sun.

The tents and sheets are made of the best Canadian duck, tanned for the purpose of preservation with a strong extract of iron-bark and wattle-bark.

And there the heathen Prince, Arviragus, / Gave him an isle of marsh whereon to build; / And there he built with wattles from the marsh / A little lonely church in days of yore, […]

Word Forms

• wattles
• wattling
• wattled

Synonyms for wattle

Depending on context, synonyms include lappet.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lappet, daub, wattlework, wicker, wale, wire.

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