pother

[ poth -er ]

/ ˈpɒð ər /

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noun

commotion; uproar.

a heated discussion, debate, or argument; fuss; to-do.

a choking or suffocating cloud, as of smoke or dust.

verb (used with or without object)

to worry; bother.

Words nearby pother

potestas, potful, pothead, pothecary, potheen, pother, potherb, potholder, pothole, potholer, potholing

Origin of pother

First recorded in 1585–95; origin uncertain

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Examples from the Web for pother

You have wealth and therefore power, and you will become just such a dare-devil villain as the man who has caused all this pother.
Dr. Dumany's Wife|Mr Jkai
But through all the pother he still dashed full at the man whose face he knew.
The Firebrand|S. R. Crockett
Bobby, much bewildered by all this pother, could only mumble something about "smallpox," and "took mamma away with doctor."
The Riverman|Stewart Edward White
Oh, now I know what this Great Seal is, that there's been such worry and pother about!
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 9|Various

Dimly he foresaw the stir and pother there would be in the community.
The Grandchildren of the Ghetto|Israel Zangwill

British Dictionary definitions for pother

pother

/ (ˈpɒðə) /

noun

a commotion, fuss, or disturbance

a choking cloud of smoke, dust, etc

verb

to make or be troubled or upset

Word Origin for pother

C16: of unknown origin

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pother

noun

verb (used with or without object)

Words related to pother

Words nearby pother

Origin of pother

Examples from the Web for pother

British Dictionary definitions for pother

noun

verb

Word Origin for pother