/ ˈwɒtl; NAmE ˈwɑːtl/ noun
1.
[ U ] sticks twisted together as a material for making fences, walls, etc. :
walls made of wattle and daub
2.
[ C ] a piece of red skin that hangs down from the throat of a bird such as a turkey
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WORD ORIGIN
sense 1 Old English watul , of unknown origin.
sense 2 early 16th cent.: of unknown origin.