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pother (iou)



pother noun & verb. . L16.
[Origin uncertain: perh. rel. to BOTHER.]
A. noun.
Disturbance, commotion, turmoil; an uproar, a din; a fuss; mental disturbance or turmoil. L16.
F. T. Bullen Smiting the sea with his mighty tail, making an almost deafening noise and pother. V. Woolf All this pother about a brooch really didn't do at all. P. Ziegler The Home Fleet was in a pother about Mountbatten's activities.
A choking atmosphere of dust. Now dial. E17.
b. verb.
verb trans. Disturb, fluster, worry, trouble. L17.
verb intrans. Make a fuss; fuss, worry. E18.
verb intrans. Of smoke or dust: move or gather in a cloud. dial. M19.
pothery adjective choking, stifling; close, sultry: L17.