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wattle-and-daub

wattle-and-daub is the alternative spelling of wattle and daub.

Meaning of wattle and daub

Noun

wattle and daub (uncountable)

  1. A structure of interwoven branches and twigs plastered with mud, clay or dung, used in the construction of dwellings, especially as infill in a half-timbered wall

Questions about wattle-and-daub

What is wattle-and-daub the alternative spelling of?
Wattle-and-daub is the alternative spelling of wattle and daub.

Words near wattle-and-daub in the dictionary

  1. Wattle Ponds
  2. Wattle Range
  3. Wattle Ridge
  4. wattle turkey
  5. wattle turkeys
  6. wattle-and-daub
  7. wattle-eye
  8. wattle-eyes
  9. wattlebird
  10. wattlebirds
  11. wattled

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