wattle
noun
Often wattles. a number of rods or stakes interwoven with twigs or tree branches for making fences, walls, etc.
wattles
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pluralof wattle.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof wattle (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
wattlenounOften wattles. a number of rods or stakes interwoven with twigs or tree branches for making fences, walls, etc.
Example Sentences
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Jones said the hen — which has brown feathers and a red comb and wattles — is believed to be a Rhode Island red.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
Crews were also placing straw tubing known as wattles along stream edges to prevent sediment from washing into the waterway amid rain or snowfall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2021
Think of staying resolute: Think of orange wattles in an orange suit.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2018
Together, they almost look like the wattles of the two turkeys she pardons in grand, ridiculous, Thanksgiving presidential tradition.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2016
Nels Gudmundsson raised his chin, fingered his bow tie, and pinched experimentally the wattles of skin at his neck—a habit of his when he was thinking.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
