"wattling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wattlings [plural]
Etymology: wattle + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wattle|ing}} wattle + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wattling (countable and uncountable, plural wattlings)
  1. An interwoven mesh of twigs; wattle. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-wattling-en-noun-PGIsFlPO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 78 22
  2. The act of making such a mesh. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-wattling-en-noun--Rty5N~G

Inflected forms

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