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wattle

UK/ˈwɒtl̩/ US/ˈwɑtl̩/ uncommon obsolete slang
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.

a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards

Synonyms
2.

framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence

verb

1.

build of or with wattle

2.

Origin

From Middle English wattel, watel, from Old English watel, watul (“hurdle”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (“to turn, wind, bend”).

Phrases

  • black wattle
  • chinchilla wattle
  • cinnamon wattle
  • climbing wattle
  • Cootamundra wattle
  • golden wattle
  • hickory wattle
  • pinbush wattle

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