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wattles

  • plural of wattle.
  • present tense form of wattle (3rd person singular).

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The victims: Banksias, wattles, gum trees, and more.

From New York Times Sep. 5, 2023

“It’s realism on top, see,” he says as he shows off the ceramic lid with a perfect, proud chicken head, the comb, the wattles, the puffed breast.

From Washington Post Mar. 25, 2019

Payo’s red comb and wattles shake as he jerks his head around like a robot and stares at his visitors.

From Washington Times May 28, 2018

To mitigate erosion and mudslide concerns, the county has added straw wattles to tributaries and K-rails to road shoulders.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 8, 2018

Nels Gudmundsson began to pull, once again, at the wattles of skin at his throat.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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