Wooden rods or stakes which can be interlaced with twigs or branches to make walls or fences, or more commonly, to form the basis of panels in traditional timber framed buildings which are then covered with daub.
![The 17th century timber frame and wattle and daub of Fersfield Hall was revealed during restoration work in 2006](http://hbsmrgateway2.esdm.co.uk/norfolk/DataFiles/FullImages/1152.jpg)
The 17th century timber frame and wattle and daub of Fersfield Hall was revealed during restoration work in 2006. (© NCC)