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POTHERING
Verb
pothering
present participle of pother
Source: Wiktionary
POTHER
Poth"er, n. Etym: [Cf. D. peuteren to rummage, poke. Cf. Potter, Pudder.]
Definition: Bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter; bother. [Written also potter, and pudder.] "What a pother and stir!" Oldham. "Coming on with a terrible pother." Wordsworth.
Poth"er, v. i.
Definition: To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy.
Poth"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pothered; p. pr. & vb. n. Pothering.]
Definition: To harass and perplex; to worry. "Pothers and wearies himself." Locke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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