{ , n. [ Ir. poitin a small pot, whisky made in private stills; cf. pota pot, fr. E. pot. ] Whisky; especially whisky distilled in a small way privately or illicitly by the Irish peasantry. [ Written also potteen. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. 1. An S-shaped hook on which pots and kettles are hung over an open fire. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A written character curved like a pothook; (pl.) a scrawled writing. “I long to be spelling her Arabic scrawls and pothooks.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
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