earwax, n.All

Earwax (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠nature's bird-lime, laid in the ear's winding passage so that any little creature trying to creep in sticks fast.