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Pother vs Potcher - What's the difference?

pother | potcher |

As nouns the difference between pother and potcher

is that pother is a commotion, a tempest while potcher is a machine in which rags, after being washed, are stirred and bleached as part of a process for making paper.

As a verb pother

is to make a bustle or stir; to be fussy.

pother

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A commotion, a tempest.
  • * 1605 , William Shakespeare, King Lear III.ii:
    • Let the great gods, / That keep this dreadful pother o’er our heads, / Find out their enemies now.
  • *1941 , Lewiston Morning Tribune, 14th of May:
    • (name of the article) Flight Of Hess Causes Pother Among Germans

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy.

    • Anagrams

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    potcher

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A machine in which rags, after being washed, are stirred and bleached as part of a process for making paper
  • The operator of such a machine; a potcherman

    • References

    *Thesaurus of Pulp and Papermaking Terminology Institute of Paper Science and Technology 1991