pudder

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pudder - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pother \Poth"er\, 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.
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  Pudder \Pud"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puddered; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Puddering.] [Cf. Pother.]
     To make a tumult or bustle; to splash; to make a pother or
     fuss; to potter; to meddle.
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           Puddering in the designs or doings of others. --Barrow.
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           Others pudder into their food with their broad nebs.
                                                    --Holland.
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  Pudder \Pud"der\, v. t.
     To perplex; to embarrass; to confuse; to bother; as, to
     pudder a man. --Locke.
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  Pudder \Pud"der\, n.
     A pother; a tumult; a confused noise; turmoil; bustle. "All
     in a pudder." --Milton.
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