pother

noun /ˈpʌðə/

1. A commotion, a tempest.

   countable, uncountable

   Let the great gods, / That keep this dreadful pother o’er our heads, / Find out their enemies now.

Where it comes from

Origin uncertain. Compare Dutch peuteren (“to rummage, poke”), and English potter, pudder.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry pother (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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