Definition of "wattling"

wattling

noun
countable and uncountable, plural wattlings
1. An interwoven mesh of twigs; wattle.
  Quotations
  Wattling consists of a row of upright stakes the spaces between which are more or less filled by interweaving small branches, hazel rods, osiers, reeds, thin strips of wood, or other pliant material.
  1952, L. F. Salzman, Building in England, page 188
2. The act of making such a mesh.