wattle and daub
noun
Also wattle and dab.
a building technique employing wattles plastered with clay and mud.
a form of wall construction consisting of upright posts or stakes interwoven with twigs or tree branches and plastered with a mixture of clay and straw.
Origin of wattle and daub
First recorded in 1800–10
Words nearby wattle and daub
watteau back,
wattenscheid,
watter,
watterson,
wattle,
wattle and daub,
wattlebird,
wattless component,
wattmeter,
watts,
watts riots
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British Dictionary definitions for wattle and daub
wattle and daub
noun
- a form of wall construction consisting of interwoven twigs plastered with a mixture of clay, lime, water, and sometimes dung and chopped straw
- (as modifier)a wattle-and-daub hut