pother : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: pother	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for pother
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pother n an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" Synonym(s): dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap v make upset or troubled make a fuss; be agitated Synonym(s): dither, flap, pother
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}.] [bd]What a pother and stir![b8] --Oldham. [bd]Coming on with a terrible pother.[b8] --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. [bd]Pothers and wearies himself.[b8] --Locke.