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. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Pothered p. pr. & vb. n. Pothering. ] To harass and perplex; to worry. “Pothers and wearies himself.” Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]