Pother
Pother , noun
[Compare Dutch peuteren to rummage, poke. Compare Potter, Pudder.]
Bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter; bother.
What a pother and stir!
Coming on with a terrible pother.
Pother , intransitive verb
To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy.
Pother , transitive verb
To harass and perplex; to worry.
Pothers and wearies himself.