n. & v.
n. 1 a interlaced rods and split rods as a material for making fences, walls, etc. b (in sing. or pl.) rods and twigs for this use. 2 an Australian acacia with long pliant branches, with bark used in tanning and golden flowers used as the national emblem. 3 dial. a wicker hurdle.
v.tr. 1 make of wattle. 2 enclose or fill up with wattles. wattle and daub a network of rods and twigs plastered with mud or clay as a building material.
[ OE watul, of unkn. orig. ]