zombola
06-01-2015, 01:57 PM
pother
\ POTH-er \ , noun;
1.
A heated discussion, debate, or argument; fuss; to-do.
2.
Commotion; uproar.
3.
A choking or suffocating cloud, as of smoke or dust.
verb: 1.
To worry; bother.
Quotes:
"An' why all the pother ?" Mrs. Rickards emitted a series of sniffs and returned his scowl with a frosty glare.
-- Colin Arthur Roderick, The Lady and the Lawyer
I don't know what's so extraordinary about it, or why there should be such a pother .
-- William Dean Howells, Novels 1886-1888 , Volume 2
Origin:
Pother is of unknown origin. It is not related to the word bother which did not enter English until the 1700s and is related to the word both .
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\ POTH-er \ , noun;
1.
A heated discussion, debate, or argument; fuss; to-do.
2.
Commotion; uproar.
3.
A choking or suffocating cloud, as of smoke or dust.
verb: 1.
To worry; bother.
Quotes:
"An' why all the pother ?" Mrs. Rickards emitted a series of sniffs and returned his scowl with a frosty glare.
-- Colin Arthur Roderick, The Lady and the Lawyer
I don't know what's so extraordinary about it, or why there should be such a pother .
-- William Dean Howells, Novels 1886-1888 , Volume 2
Origin:
Pother is of unknown origin. It is not related to the word bother which did not enter English until the 1700s and is related to the word both .
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