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wattle and daub

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

building material consisting of interwoven rods and twigs covered with clay

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: building material

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: lerklining — branches and twigs plastered with mud
  • Dutch: leemvlechtwerk — branches and twigs plastered with mud
  • French: clayonnage enduit de torchis — branches and twigs plastered with mud
  • Galician: pallabarro — branches and twigs plastered with mud
  • Galician: canabarro — branches and twigs plastered with mud
  • German: Lehmflechtwerk — branches and twigs plastered with mud
  • Norwegian Bokmål: leirklining — branches and twigs plastered with mud
  • Polish: szachulec — branches and twigs plastered with mud
  • Spanish: bahareque — branches and twigs plastered with mud
  • Swedish: lerklining — branches and twigs plastered with mud
  • Swedish: lerputs — branches and twigs plastered with mud
  • Welsh: bangorwaith a dwb — branches and twigs plastered with mud
  • Welsh: plethwaith a chlai — branches and twigs plastered with mud