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pother
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-er
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poth·er
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ˈpɒð
ər
/
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po
th
-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.
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Origin:
1585–95;
origin uncertain
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pother
(ˈpɒðə)
—
n
1.
a commotion, fuss, or disturbance
2.
a choking cloud of smoke, dust, etc
—
vb
3.
to make or be troubled or upset
[C16: of unknown origin]
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pother
c.1591, "disturbance, commotion," of unknown origin. Meaning "mental trouble" is from 1641; verb sense of "to fluster" is attested from 1692.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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