potter
    n 1: a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and
         bakes them it a kiln [syn: potter, thrower,
         ceramicist, ceramist]
    v 1: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly;
         "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
         [syn: putter, mess around, potter, tinker,
         monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around]
    2: work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the
       garden" [syn: potter, putter]
    3: move around aimlessly [syn: putter, potter, potter
       around, putter around]

Pother \Poth"er\, 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.
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Potter \Pot"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pottered; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Pottering.] [Cf. W. pwtio to poke, or OD. poteren to
   search one thoroughly, Sw. p[*a]ta, peta, to pick, E. pother,
   put.]
   1. To busy one's self with trifles; to labor with little
      purpose, energy, of effect; to trifle; to putter; to
      pother.

   Syn: putter; pother.
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              Pottering about the Mile End cottages. --Mrs.
                                                  Humphry Ward.
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   2. To walk lazily or idly; to saunter.
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Potter \Pot"ter\, n. [Cf. F. potier.]
   1. One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels. --Ps. ii.
      9.
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            The potter heard, and stopped his wheel.
                                                  --Longfellow.
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   2. One who hawks crockery or earthenware. [Prov. Eng.] --De
      Quincey.
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   3. One who pots meats or other eatables.
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   4. (Zool.) The red-bellied terrapin. See Terrapin.
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   Potter's asthma (Med.), emphysema of the lungs; -- so
      called because very prevalent among potters. --Parkers.

   Potter's clay. See under Clay.

   Potter's field, a public burial place, especially in a
      city, for paupers, unknown persons, and criminals; -- so
      named from the field south of Jerusalem, mentioned in
      --Matt. xxvii. 7.

   Potter's ore. See Alquifou.

   Potter's wheel, a horizontal revolving disk on which the
      clay is molded into form with the hands or tools. "My
      thoughts are whirled like a potter's wheel." --Shak.

   Potter wasp (Zool.), a small solitary wasp (Eumenes
      fraternal) which constructs a globular nest of mud and
      sand in which it deposits insect larv[ae], such as
      cankerworms, as food for its young.
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Potter \Pot"ter\, v. t.
   To poke; to push; also, to disturb; to confuse; to bother.
   [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Terrapin \Ter"ra*pin\, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.]
   (Zool.)
   Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and
   brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written
   also terapin, terrapen, terrapene, turpen, and
   turapen.]
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   Note: The yellow-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys scabra) of the
         Southern United States, the red-bellied terrapin
         (Pseudemys rugosa or Chrysemys rubriventris),
         native of the tributaries Chesapeake Bay (called also
         potter, slider, and redfender), and the
         diamond-back or salt-marsh terrapin (Malaclemmys
         palustris), are the most important American species.
         The diamond-back terrapin is native of nearly the whole
         of the Atlantic coast of the United States.
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   Alligator terrapin, the snapping turtle.

   Mud terrapin, any one of numerous species of American
      tortoises of the genus Cinosternon.

   Painted terrapin, the painted turtle. See under Painted.
      

   Speckled terrapin, a small fresh-water American terrapin
      (Chelopus guttatus) having the carapace black with round
      yellow spots; -- called also spotted turtle.
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Potter -- U.S. County in Texas
   Population (2000):    113546
   Housing Units (2000): 44598
   Land area (2000):     909.243256 sq. miles (2354.929123 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    12.736659 sq. miles (32.987793 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    921.979915 sq. miles (2387.916916 sq. km)
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             35.257052 N, 101.842212 W
   Headwords:
    Potter
    Potter, TX
    Potter County
    Potter County, TX

Potter -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania
   Population (2000):    18080
   Housing Units (2000): 12159
   Land area (2000):     1081.165247 sq. miles (2800.205016 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.249836 sq. miles (0.647072 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1081.415083 sq. miles (2800.852088 sq. km)
   Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
   Location:             41.785251 N, 77.912536 W
   Headwords:
    Potter
    Potter, PA
    Potter County
    Potter County, PA

Potter -- U.S. County in South Dakota
   Population (2000):    2693
   Housing Units (2000): 1760
   Land area (2000):     866.488172 sq. miles (2244.193968 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    31.940201 sq. miles (82.724737 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    898.428373 sq. miles (2326.918705 sq. km)
   Located within:       South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
   Location:             45.049614 N, 99.929979 W
   Headwords:
    Potter
    Potter, SD
    Potter County
    Potter County, SD

Potter, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
   Population (2000):    223
   Housing Units (2000): 80
   Land area (2000):     0.527706 sq. miles (1.366752 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.527706 sq. miles (1.366752 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            64675
   Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
   Location:             44.118544 N, 88.095467 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Potter, WI
    Potter

Potter, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
   Population (2000):    390
   Housing Units (2000): 170
   Land area (2000):     0.488129 sq. miles (1.264248 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.488129 sq. miles (1.264248 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            39870
   Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
   Location:             41.217830 N, 103.314788 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     69156
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Potter, NE
    Potter