v. i. [ Also plowter, plotter. ] [ Perh. imitative. ] To wade or move about with splashing; to dabble; also, to potter; trifle; idle. [ Scot. & Dial. Eng. ]

I did not want to plowter about any more. Kipling. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Also plowter. ] Act of ploutering; floundering; act or sound of splashing. [ Scot. & Dial.Eng. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]