PLOUTERING

Verb

ploutering

present participle of plouter

Source: Wiktionary


PLOUTER

Plout"er, v. i. [Also plowter, plotter.] [Perh. imitative.]

Definition: To wade or move about with splashing; to dabble; also, to potter; trifle; idle. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]

I did not want to plowter about any more. Kipling.

Plout"er, n. [Also plowter.]

Definition: Act of ploutering; floundering; act or sound of splashing. [Scot. & Dial.Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HABIT

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