wattle

A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof.countableuncountable

• 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.countableuncountable

A wrinkled fold of skin, sometimes brightly coloured, hanging from the neck of birds (such as chicken and turkey) and some lizards.countableuncountable

A barbel of a fish.countableuncountable

A decorative fleshy appendage on the neck of a goat.countableuncountable

Loose hanging skin in the neck of a person.countableuncountable

• 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.countableuncountable

• 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).countableobsoleteslang

• "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.
• Wat. A hare, from his wattles, i. e. long ears.

To construct a wattle, or make a construction of wattles.transitive

To bind with wattles or twigs.transitive