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Definition of Wattle

Wattle
Wattle Wat"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wattled; p. pr. & vb. n. Wattling.] 1. To bind with twigs. 2. To twist or interweave, one with another, as twigs; to form a network with; to plat; as, to wattle branches. 3. To form, by interweaving or platting twigs. The folded flocks, penned in their wattled cotes. --Milton.
Wattle
Wattle Wat"tle, n. [AS. watel, watul, watol, hurdle, covering, wattle; cf. OE. watel a bag. Cf. Wallet.] 1. A twig or flexible rod; hence, a hurdle made of such rods. And there he built with wattles from the marsh A little lonely church in days of yore. --Tennyson. 2. A rod laid on a roof to support the thatch. 3. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A naked fleshy, and usually wrinkled and highly colored, process of the skin hanging from the chin or throat of a bird or reptile. (b) Barbel of a fish. 4. (a) The astringent bark of several Australian trees of the genus Acacia, used in tanning; -- called also wattle bark. (b) (Bot.) The trees from which the bark is obtained. See Savanna wattle, under Savanna. Wattle turkey. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Brush turkey.
Wattle
Wattle Wat"tle, n. 1. Material consisting of wattled twigs, withes, etc., used for walls, fences, and the like. ``The pailsade of wattle.' --Frances Macnab. 2. (Bot.) In Australasia, any tree of the genus Acacia; -- so called from the wattles, or hurdles, which the early settlers made of the long, pliable branches or of the split stems of the slender species.

Meaning of Wattle from wikipedia

- wattle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wattle or wattles may refer to: Acacia sensu lato, polyphyletic genus of plants commonly known as wattle,...
- Wattle and daub is a composite building method used for making walls and buildings, in which a woven lattice of wooden strips called "wattle" is "daubed"...
- A wattle is a fleshy caruncle hanging from various parts of the head or neck in several groups of birds and mammals. Caruncles in birds include those found...
- as Darwin Black Wattle or northern black wattle; Acacia concurrens Acacia cr****icarpa Acacia decurrens, also known as Early Black Wattle Acacia hakeoides...
- Wattle is made by weaving flexible branches around upright stakes to form a woven lattice. The wattle may be made into an individual panel, commonly called...
- Acacia, commonly known as wattles or acacias, is a genus of about 1084 species of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae...
- Green wattle may refer to: Acacia deanei Acacia decurrens, also known as Sydney green wattle Acacia filicifolia, also known as fern-leaved wattle Acacia...
- Wattle Downs is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is located in the Wattle farm peninsula of the Manukau Harbour and is in the Manurewa-Papakura...
- The Red Wattle Hog is a breed of domestic pig originating in the United States. It is named for its red color and distinctive wattles or t****els, and...
- Acacia fimbriata, commonly known as the fringed wattle, Brisbane golden wattle, or just the Brisbane wattle, is a species of Acacia that is native to much...