POTHERn.
[This word is vulgarly pronounced bother. Its origin and affinities are not ascertained.]
1. Bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter. [Low.]
2. A suffocating cloud.
POTHERv.i.
To make a blustering ineffectual effort; to make a stir.
POTHERv.t.
To harass and perplex; to puzzle.