puttered
simple past tense and past participle of putter
Source: Wiktionary
Put"ter, n.
1. One who puts or plates.
2. Specifically, one who pushes the small wagons in a coal mine, and the like. [Prov. Eng.]
Put"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puttered; p. pr. & vb. n. Puttering.] Etym: [See Potter.]
Definition: To act inefficiently or idly; to trifle; to potter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 June 2025
(noun) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
