wattle and daub

American  

noun

1. Also wattle and dab a building technique employing wattles plastered with clay and mud.

2. a form of wall construction consisting of upright posts or stakes interwoven with twigs or tree branches and plastered with a mixture of clay and straw.

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wattle and daub British  

noun

1. 1. a form of wall construction consisting of interwoven twigs plastered with a mixture of clay, lime, water, and sometimes dung and chopped straw

   2. ( as modifier )

      a wattle-and-daub hut

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Etymology

Origin of wattle and daub

First recorded in 1800–10