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Putter vs Putten - What's the difference?

putter | putten |

As verbs the difference between putter and putten

is that putter is (label) to be active, but not excessively busy, at a task or a series of tasks while putten is .

As a noun putter

is who puts or places or putter can be (golf) a golf club specifically intended for a putt.

putter

English

Etymology 1

Alteration of

Verb

(en verb)
  • (label) To be active, but not excessively busy, at a task or a series of tasks.
  • *, chapter=13
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=We tiptoed into the house, up the stairs and along the hall into the room where the Professor had been spending so much of his time. 'Twas locked, of course, but the Deacon man got a big bunch of keys out of his pocket and commenced to putter with the lock.}}

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • who puts or places.
  • One who pushes the small wagons in a coal mine.

    • Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (golf) A golf club specifically intended for a putt.
  • (golf) A person who is taking a putt or putting.

    • See also

    * shot-putter English heteronyms ----

    putten

    English

    Verb

    (head)
    • She had putten her watch on the table.
    They didn't know we'd putten it behind the box.
    Since last week I have putten bottles aside to be recycled.
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