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Pronunciation : Poth"er
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. D. peuteren to rummage, poke. Cf. Potter, Pudder.]
Definition : Defn: Bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter; bother. [Written also potter, and pudder.] "What a pother and stir!" Oldham. "Coming on with a terrible pother." Wordsworth.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Poth"er
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Poth"er
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To harass and perplex; to worry. "Pothers and wearies himself." Locke.

t. [imp. & p. p. Pothered; p. pr. & vb. n. Pothering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913