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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.1913 Webster
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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.1913 Webster
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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