Found 2 items, similar to potterer.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: potterer
potterer
n : a person who putters about [syn:
putterer]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: potter
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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Terrapin
\Ter"ra*pin\, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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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