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Word: Potter
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘poke repeatedly’): frequentative of dialect pote ‘to push, kick, or poke’ of unknown origin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɒtə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
occupy oneself in a desultory but pleasant way
Short Definition:occupy oneself in desultory but pleasant way
Examples:- I'm quite happy just to potter about by myself here
Variant Forms:
- putter
Word: Potter
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɒtə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an act or period of occupying oneself in a desultory but pleasant way
Short Definition:act or period of occupying oneself in desultory but pleasant way
Examples:- an afternoon's potter through the rooms and possessions of the rich
Variant Forms:
- putter
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