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wattle and daub
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wattle and daub
n.
A building material consisting of interwoven rods and laths or twigs plastered with mud or clay, used especially in the construction of simple dwellings or as an infill between members of a timber-framed wall.
wattle and daub
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building)
a.  a form of wall construction consisting of interwoven twigs plastered with a mixture of clay, lime, water, and sometimes dung and chopped straw
b.  (as modifier) a wattle-and-daub hut
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Noun1.wattle and daub - building material consisting of interwoven rods and twigs covered with clay
building material - material used for constructing buildings
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wattle and daub n houses of wattle and daub → case di paglia e fango
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The barn was constructed in 1755, and the upper floor shows evidence of daub and wattle.
Barn chance; IAN PARRI FINDS A FARM BUILDING RIPE FOR CONVERTING by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
She has worked for nine years as a potter at Daub and Wattle Ceramics in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, having previously tried her hand at other jobs including a telephonist and shop boss.
Jobs: I SHOULD BE SO MUCKY; Potter Sue Green knows how to throw a ... by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
It'll be all hands to the daub and wattle with hapless minions designated to collect dried dung from the proliferation of horses and carts and other animals that will suddenly realise an importance and status denied them since theMiddle Ages.
Lew Baxter: Back to the land by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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