GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Found 4 definitions

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    Pother , n. [Cf. D. peuteren to rummage, poke. Cf. Potter, Pudder.] Bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter; bother. [Written also potter, and pudder.] “What a pother and stir!” Oldham. “Coming on with a terrible pother.” Wordsworth.
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    Pudder , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puddered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Puddering.] [Cf. Pother.] To make a tumult or bustle; to splash; to make a pother or fuss; to potter; to meddle.
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    Puddering in the designs or doings of others.
    Barrow.

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    Others pudder into their food with their broad nebs.
    Holland.

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    Pudder, v. t. To perplex; to embarrass; to confuse; to bother; as, to pudder a man.
    Locke.

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    Pudder, n. A pother; a tumult; a confused noise; turmoil; bustle. “All in a pudder.”
    Milton.

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