[poth.er] n [origin unknown] (1591) 1 a: confused or fidgety flurry or activity: commotion b: agitated talk or controversy usu. over a trivial matter
2: a choking cloud of dust or smoke
3: mental turmoil
[2]pother vb poth.ered ; poth.er.ing vt (1692): to put into a pother ~ vi: to be in a pother