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wattle

1. wat.tle \'wa:t-*l\ \-*ld\ n [ME wattel, fr. OE watel; akin to OHG wadal 
   bandage] 1a: a fabrication of poles interwoven with slender branches, 
   withes, or ree ds and used esp. formerly in building 1b: material for such 
   construction  pl  1c: poles laid on a roof to support thatch  2a: a fleshy 
   dependent process usu. about the head or neck (as of a bird)  2b: BARBEL  
   Austral  3: ACACIA  - wat.tled aj
2. wattle \'wa:t-lin, -*l-in\ vt or wat.tling 1: to form or build of or 
   with wattle  2a: to form into wattle : interlace to form wattle  2b: to 
   unite or make solid by interweaving light flexible material