Plouter \Plout"er\, n. [Also plowter.] Act of ploutering; floundering; act or sound of splashing. [Scot. & Dial.Eng.] Plouter \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.