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WATTLE AND DAUB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wattle and daub mean?
• WATTLE AND DAUB (noun)
The noun WATTLE AND DAUB has 1 sense:
1. building material consisting of interwoven rods and twigs covered with clay
Familiarity information: WATTLE AND DAUB used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Building material consisting of interwoven rods and twigs covered with clay
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("wattle and daub" is a kind of...):
building material (material used for constructing buildings)
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