wattle

To bind, wall, fence, or otherwise fit with wattles.

To form by interweaving twigs or branches: as, to wattle a fence.

To interweave; interlace; form into basket-work or network.

To switch; beat.

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A framework made of interwoven rods or twigs; a hurdle. See hurdle.

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A rod; a wand; a switch; a twig.

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A basket; a bag or wallet.

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In ornithology, a fleshy lobe hanging from the front of the head; specifically, such a lobe of the domestic hen, or a like formation of any bird.

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A flap of skin forming a sort of dewlap on each side of the neck of some domestic swine.

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In ichthyology, a fleshy excrescence about the mouth; a barbel.