POTH'ER, noun [This word is vulgarly pronounced bother. Its origin and affinities are not ascertained.] 1. Bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter. [Low.] 2. A suffocating cloud. POTH'ER, verb intransitive To make a blustering ineffectual effort; to make a stir. POTH'ER, verb transitive To harass and perplex; to puzzle.
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