pother

POTH'ER, n. [This word is vulgarly pronounced bother. Its origin and affinities are not ascertained.]

1. Bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter. [Low.]

2. A suffocating cloud.

POTH'ER, v.i. To make a blustering ineffectual effort; to make a stir.

POTH'ER, v.t. To harass and perplex; to puzzle.