[1] : The 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.
   1913 webster
see also:
potter pudder potter pudder 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

potter \pot"ter\, v. t.
   to poke; to push; also, to disturb; to confuse; to bother.
   prov. eng. --halliwell.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

potter \pot"ter\, n. cf. f. potier.
   1. one whose occupation is to make earthen vessels. --ps. ii.
      9.
      1913 webster

            the potter heard, and stopped his wheel.
                                                  --longfellow.
      1913 webster

   2. one who hawks crockery or earthenware. prov. eng. --de
      quincey.
      1913 webster

   3. one who pots meats or other eatables.
      1913 webster

   4. zool. the red-bellied terrapin. see terrapin.
      1913 webster

   potter's asthma med., emphysema of the lungs; -- so
      called because very prevalent among potters. --parkers.

   potter's clay. see under clay.

   potter's field, a public burial place, especially in a
      city, for paupers, unknown persons, and criminals; -- so
      named from the field south of jerusalem, mentioned in
      --matt. xxvii. 7.

   potter's ore. see alquifou.

   potter's wheel, a horizontal revolving disk on which the
      clay is molded into form with the hands or tools. "my
      thoughts are whirled like a potter's wheel." --shak.

   potter wasp zool., a small solitary wasp eumenes
      fraternal which constructs a globular nest of mud and
      sand in which it deposits insect larvae, such as
      cankerworms, as food for its young.
      1913 webster
see also:
terrapin potter's asthma potter's clay clay potter's field potter's ore 
alquifou potter's wheel potter wasp eumenes fraternal 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

potter \pot"ter\, v. i. imp.  p. p. pottered; p. pr.  vb.
   n. pottering. cf. w. pwtio to poke, or od. poteren to
   search one thoroughly, sw. pata, peta, to pick, e. pother,
   put.
   1. to busy one's self with trifles; to labor with little
      purpose, energy, of effect; to trifle; to putter; to
      pother.

   syn: putter; pother.
        1913 webster

              pottering about the mile end cottages. --mrs.
                                                  humphry ward.
        1913 webster

   2. to walk lazily or idly; to saunter.
      1913 webster
see also:
pottered pottering 

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

terrapin \ter"rapin\, n. probably of american indian origin.
   zool.
   any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and
   brackish waters. many of them are valued for food. written
   also terapin, terrapen, terrapene, turpen, and
   turapen.
   1913 webster

   note: the yellow-bellied terrapin pseudemys scabra of the
         southern united states, the red-bellied terrapin
         pseudemys rugosa or chrysemys rubriventris,
         native of the tributaries chesapeake bay called also
         potter, slider, and redfender, and the
         diamond-back or salt-marsh terrapin malaclemmys
         palustris, are the most important american species.
         the diamond-back terrapin is native of nearly the whole
         of the atlantic coast of the united states.
         1913 webster

   alligator terrapin, the snapping turtle.

   mud terrapin, any one of numerous species of american
      tortoises of the genus cinosternon.

   painted terrapin, the painted turtle. see under painted.
      

   speckled terrapin, a small fresh-water american terrapin
      chelopus guttatus having the carapace black with round
      yellow spots; -- called also spotted turtle.
      1913 webster
see also:
terapin terrapen terrapene turpen turapen pseudemys scabra 
pseudemys rugosa chrysemys rubriventris potter slider redfender 
malaclemmys palustris alligator terrapin mud terrapin cinosternon painted terrapin 
painted speckled terrapin chelopus guttatus spotted turtle 

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0

potter
     n : a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes
         them it a kiln syn: thrower, ceramicist, ceramist
     v 1: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly;
          "the old lady is usually mucking about in her little
          house" syn: putter, mess around, tinker, monkey,
           monkey around, muck about, muck around
     2: work lightly; "the old lady is pottering around in the
        garden" syn: putter
     3: move around aimlessly syn: putter, potter around, putter
        around
see also:
thrower ceramicist ceramist putter mess around tinker 
monkey monkey around muck about muck around potter around 
putter around 

[7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

67 moby thesaurus words for "potter":
   beguile the time, burn daylight, ceramicist, ceramist,
   consume time, coquet, dabble, dally, dally away, diddle,
   diddle away, doodle, dribble away, drivel away, enamelist, fiddle,
   fiddle with, fiddle-faddle, fidget with, finger with, flirt, fool,
   fool around, fool away, fool with, footle, fribble, fritter away,
   fritter away time, frivol, glass cutter, glassblower, glazer,
   horse around, idle, idle away, jerk off, kid around, kill time,
   loiter, lose time, meddle with, mess, mess around, monkey,
   monkey around, muddle away, pass the time, piddle, piss away, play,
   play around, play with, potter away, puddle, putter, pyroglazer,
   smatter, tinker, toy, toy with, trifle, trifle away, trifle with,
   twiddle, waste time, while away

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

potter, ne village, fips 39870
  location: 41.21891 n, 103.31429 w
  population 1990: 388 174 housing units
  area: 1.3 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 69156
potter, wi village, fips 64675
  location: 44.11961 n, 88.09774 w
  population 1990: 252 93 housing units
  area: 1.4 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water

[9] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

potter -- u.s. county in texas
   population 2000:    113546
   housing units 2000: 44598
   land area 2000:     909.243256 sq. miles 2354.929123 sq. km
   water area 2000:    12.736659 sq. miles 32.987793 sq. km
   total area 2000:    921.979915 sq. miles 2387.916916 sq. km
   located within:       texas tx, fips 48
   location:             35.257052 n, 101.842212 w
   headwords:
    potter
    potter, tx
    potter county
    potter county, tx

[10] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

potter -- u.s. county in pennsylvania
   population 2000:    18080
   housing units 2000: 12159
   land area 2000:     1081.165247 sq. miles 2800.205016 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.249836 sq. miles 0.647072 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1081.415083 sq. miles 2800.852088 sq. km
   located within:       pennsylvania pa, fips 42
   location:             41.785251 n, 77.912536 w
   headwords:
    potter
    potter, pa
    potter county
    potter county, pa

[11] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

potter -- u.s. county in south dakota
   population 2000:    2693
   housing units 2000: 1760
   land area 2000:     866.488172 sq. miles 2244.193968 sq. km
   water area 2000:    31.940201 sq. miles 82.724737 sq. km
   total area 2000:    898.428373 sq. miles 2326.918705 sq. km
   located within:       south dakota sd, fips 46
   location:             45.049614 n, 99.929979 w
   headwords:
    potter
    potter, sd
    potter county
    potter county, sd

[12] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

potter, wi -- u.s. village in wisconsin
   population 2000:    223
   housing units 2000: 80
   land area 2000:     0.527706 sq. miles 1.366752 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.527706 sq. miles 1.366752 sq. km
   fips code:            64675
   located within:       wisconsin wi, fips 55
   location:             44.118544 n, 88.095467 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    potter, wi
    potter

[13] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

potter, ne -- u.s. village in nebraska
   population 2000:    390
   housing units 2000: 170
   land area 2000:     0.488129 sq. miles 1.264248 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.488129 sq. miles 1.264248 sq. km
   fips code:            39870
   located within:       nebraska ne, fips 31
   location:             41.217830 n, 103.314788 w
   zip codes 1990:     69156
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    potter, ne
    potter

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