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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Pudder \Pud"der\, n.
     A pother; a tumult; a confused noise; turmoil; bustle. ``All
     in a pudder.'' --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Puddering in the designs or doings of others. --Barrow.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Others pudder into their food with their broad nebs.
                                                    --Holland.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Pudder \Pud"der\, v. t.
     To perplex; to embarrass; to confuse; to bother; as, to
     pudder a man. --Locke.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
           Puddering in the designs or doings of others. --Barrow.
  
           Others pudder into their food with their broad nebs.
                                                    --Holland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Pudder \Pud"der\, v. t.
     To perplex; to embarrass; to confuse; to bother; as, to
     pudder a man. --Locke.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Pudder \Pud"der\, n.
     A pother; a tumult; a confused noise; turmoil; bustle. ``All
     in a pudder.'' --Milton.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  pudder
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (l en powder) (q: often cosmetic) (topics nb Cosmetics)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (l en powder) (q: often cosmetic) (topics nn Cosmetics)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  pudder
     n.
     A confused noise; turmoil; bustle; tumult.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To perplex; to embarrass; to confuse; to bother.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To make a tumult or bustle; to splash; to make
  a pother or fuss.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  pudder
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (l en powder) (q: often cosmetic) (topics nb Cosmetics)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (l en powder) (q: often cosmetic) (topics nn Cosmetics)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  pudder
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (l en powder) (q: often cosmetic) (topics nb Cosmetics)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (l en powder) (q: often cosmetic) (topics nn Cosmetics)

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  pudder
  pudder

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