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wattle
- /ˈwɒtl̩/ UK
- /ˈwɑtl̩/ US
- [ˈwɑ.ɾl̩] US
Sounds like what'll (UK, wine–whine merger) · Rhymes with -ɒtəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English wattel, watel, from Old English watel, watul (“hurdle”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (“to turn, wind, bend”).
noun wattles
- A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof. And there the heathen Prince, Arviragus, / Gave him an isle of marsh whereon to build; / And there he built with wattles from the marsh / A little lonely church in days of yore, […]
- A single twig or rod laid on a roof to support the thatch.
- A wrinkled fold of skin, sometimes brightly coloured, hanging from the neck of birds (such as chicken and turkey) and some lizards.
- A barbel of a fish.
- A decorative fleshy appendage on the neck of a goat.
- Loose hanging skin in the neck of a person. The buttons below his waddle open to reveal a ruddy V, tidemark of the sun.
- Any of several Australian trees and shrubs of the genus Acacia, or their bark, used in tanning, seen as a national emblem of Australia. The tents and sheets are made of the best Canadian duck, tanned for the purpose of preservation with a strong extract of iron-bark and wattle-bark.
- An ear (organ of hearing). "Tip me your wattles, my pal, and touch my whids, or I'll make you whindle like a kinchin," give me your ears and take my words, or I'll make you snivel like a child.
verb wattles · wattling · wattled
- To construct a wattle, or make a construction of wattles.
- To bind with wattles or twigs.
Translations
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noun construction of branches and twigs
| Español | zarzo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 籬牆 /篱墙 líqiáng |
| Português | pau a pique, taipa |
| Français | clayonnage |
| Deutsch | Flechtwerk |
| Italiano | canniccio, graticcio, intreccio di canne o vimini, recinzione |
| Ελληνικά | καλαμωτή kalamotí, πλέγμα plégma |
| Русский | плете́нь pleténʹ, плетёный забо́р pletjónyj zabór |
| Tiếng Việt | liếp, phên |
noun fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds
| Español | barbilla, carúncula, piña |
|---|---|
| Português | barbela, papilha |
| Français | barbillon |
| Deutsch | Kehllappen |
| Italiano | bargiglio |
| Ελληνικά | λειρί leirí |
| Русский | серёжка serjóžka, боро́дка boródka |
| Tiếng Việt | tích (gà) |
noun fleshy appendage on the neck of goat
| Español | mamella |
|---|---|
| Português | barbela |
| Français | pampille |
| Deutsch | Glöckchen, Berlocke |
| Italiano | barbazzale |
| Русский | боро́дка boródka |
noun loose hanging skin
| Español | papada |
|---|---|
| Português | papo, papada |
| Italiano | pappagorgia |
| Русский | двойно́й подборо́док dvojnój podboródok |
noun Australian acacia
| Español | acacia |
|---|---|
| Português | acácia |
| Français | mimosa, acacia |
| Deutsch | Gold-Akazie |
| Italiano | acacia australiana |
| Русский | ака́ция akácija, австрали́йская ака́ция avstralíjskaja akácija |
| עברית | שִׁטָּה shitá |
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