daub

Daub is a construction technique that involves covering a woven framework of wooden stakes and twigs, known as wattle, with a mixture of clay, mud, or other substances. This method is ancient and was used to create weatherproof structures, with evidence found in Iron Age dwellings in England. It was also commonly used to fill in timber-framed buildings, as seen in medieval European half-timbered houses.1

The lath-and-plaster method, which was prevalent before drywall, is considered a more modern development of the wattle and daub technique. The term "daub" itself refers to the material used to coat walls or an act of coating with such material.123