Plout"er (?), v. i. [Also plowter, plotter.] [Perh. imitative.]
To wade or move about with splashing; to dabble; also, to potter; trifle; idle. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]
I did not want to plowter about any more.
Kipling.
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Plout"er, n. [Also plowter.]
Act of ploutering; floundering; act or sound of splashing. [Scot. & Dial.Eng.]
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