Definition of "wattle" in English

noun

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

2. A single twig or rod laid on a roof to support the thatch.

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

4. A barbel of a fish.

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

6. Loose hanging skin in the neck of a person.

7. Any of several Australian trees and shrubs of the genus Acacia, or their bark, used in tanning, seen as a national emblem of Australia.

verb

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

2. (transitive) To bind with wattles or twigs.