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]
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]
Pudder \Pud"der\, v. t. To perplex; to embarrass; to confuse; to bother; as, to pudder a man. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
Pudder \Pud"der\, n. A pother; a tumult; a confused noise; turmoil; bustle. "All in a pudder." --Milton. [1913 Webster]