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pother |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pother \Poth"er\, 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pother \Poth"er\, v. i. To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pother \Poth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pothered}; p. pr & vb n. {Pothering}.] To harass and perplex; to worry. ``Pothers and wearies himself.'' --Locke. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pother n : an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" [syn: {dither}, {fuss}, {tizzy}, {flap}] v 1: make upset or troubled 2: make a fuss; be agitated [syn: {dither}, {flap}]
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