The difference between Cockscomb and Wattle

When used as nouns, cockscomb means the fleshy red crest of a rooster, whereas wattle means a construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof.


Wattle is also verb with the meaning: to construct a wattle, or make a construction of wattles.

check bellow for the other definitions of Cockscomb and Wattle

  1. Cockscomb as a noun:

    The fleshy red crest of a rooster

  2. Cockscomb as a noun:

    A red cap once worn by court jesters

  3. Cockscomb as a noun:

    A yellow rattle,

  4. Cockscomb as a noun:

    An annual garden plant, , having showy red clusters of flowers

  5. Cockscomb as a noun (archaic):

    A conceited dandy

  6. Cockscomb as a noun (nautical):

    A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed

  1. Wattle as a noun:

    A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof.

  2. Wattle as a noun:

    A single twig or rod laid on a roof to support the thatch.

  3. Wattle as a noun:

    A wrinkled fold of skin, sometimes brightly coloured, hanging from the neck of birds (such as chicken and turkey) and some lizards.

  4. Wattle as a noun:

    A barbel of a fish.

  5. Wattle as a noun:

    A decorative fleshy appendage on the neck of a goat.

  6. Wattle as a noun:

    Loose hanging skin in the neck of a person.

  7. Wattle as a noun:

    Any of several Australian trees and shrubs of the genus Acacia, or their bark, used in tanning.

  1. Wattle as a verb (transitive):

    To construct a wattle, or make a construction of wattles.

  2. Wattle as a verb (transitive):

    To bind with wattles or twigs.

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