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Definition of pother - 2 dictionary results

poth⋅er

  [poth-er]
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–noun
1. commotion; uproar.
2. a heated discussion, debate, or argument; fuss; to-do.
3. a choking or suffocating cloud, as of smoke or dust.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
4. to worry; bother.
Origin:
1585–95; orig. uncert.
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poth·er   (pŏth'ər)   
n.  

  1. A commotion; a disturbance.

  2. A state of nervous activity; a fuss.

  3. A cloud of smoke or dust that chokes or smothers.

v.   poth·ered, poth·er·ing, poth·ers

v.   tr.
To make confused; trouble; worry.
v.   intr.
To be overly concerned with trifles; fuss.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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