GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Found 3 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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   Pother, v. i. To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy.
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   Pother, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pothered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Pothering.] To harass and perplex; to worry. “Pothers and wearies himself.”
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