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to walk slowly or feebly; to halt, hobble...
“potter” (in American English, “putter”) — selected gleanings from Wright
- to do anything in a feeble or ineffectual way... to waste time; to busy oneself with trifles...
- to do necessary odd jobs, which do not form part of one’s regular work
- to walk slowly or feebly; to halt, hobble...
- to finger, handle, fumble; to rummage, pry, meddle...
- to poke, stir up; with “out” : to work out slowly and gradually; to poke or rake out...
- with “out” : to pull out, bring forth; to pay...
- to confuse, perplex, puzzle, bother; to vex...
- with “up” : to crowd up; to have a superabundance of articles in a small room...
- to trample in soft mud, &c...
- a poker
- a piece of wood used by thatchers for driving pegs into the rick...
- confusion, agitation
- slow, idle, indolent
See Joseph Wright (1855-1930), English Dialect Dictionary (1898-1905), vol. 4 M-Q (1903) : archive.org
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