Po*theen" (?), n. See Poteen.
Poth"er (?), n. [Cf. D. peuteren to rummage, poke. Cf. Potter, Pudder.]
Bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter; bother. [Written also potter, and
pudder.] "What a pother and stir!" Oldham. "Coming on with a terrible
pother." Wordsworth.
Poth"er, v. i. To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy.
Poth"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pothered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pothering.]
To harass and perplex; to worry. "Pothers and wearies himself." Locke.
Pot"hole` (?), n. A circular hole formed in the rocky beds of rivers by
the grinding action of stones or gravel whirled round by the water in
what was at first a natural depression of the rock.
Pot"hook` (?), n. 1. An S-shaped hook on which pots and kettles are
hung over an open fire.
2. A written character curved like a pothook; (pl.) a scrawled writing.
"I long to be spelling her Arabic scrawls and pothooks." Dryden.
Pot"house` (?), n. An alehouse. T. Warton.
{ ||Po`ti*cho*ma"ni*a (?), ||Po`ti*cho*ma"nie (?), } n. [F.
potichomanie; potiche a porcelain vase + manie mania.] The art or
process of coating the inside of glass vessels with engravings or
paintings, so as to give them the appearance of painted ware.
Po"tion (?), n. [L. potio, from potare to drink: cf. F. potion. See
Poison.] A draught; a dose; usually, a draught or dose of a liquid
medicine. Shak.
Po"tion (?), v. t. To drug. [Obs.] Speed.
Pot"lid` (?), n. The lid or cover of a pot.
Potlid valve, a valve covering a round hole or the end of a pipe or
pump barrel, resembling a potlid in form.
Pot"luck` (?), n. Whatever may chance to be in the pot, or may be
provided for a meal.
A woman whose potluck was always to be relied on.
G. Eliot.
To take potluck, to take what food may chance to be provided.
Pot"man (?), n.; pl. Potmen (&?;). 1. A pot companion. [Obs.] Life of
A. Wood (1663).