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Pother vs Pouther - What's the difference?

pother | pouther |

As nouns the difference between pother and pouther

is that pother is a commotion, a tempest while pouther is (scotland) powder.

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.

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    pouther

    English

    Noun

  • (Scotland) powder
    • (Sir Walter Scott)