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plouter
CIDE DICTIONARY
plouter, v. i. [Perh. imitative.].
To wade or move about with splashing; to dabble; also, to potter; trifle; idle.
"I did not want to plowter about any more."
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
plouter, n. [Also plowter.].
Act of ploutering; floundering; act or sound of splashing. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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