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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 pother.

Potter \Pot"ter\, n. [Cf. F. potier.]
   1. One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels. --Ps. ii.
      9.

            The potter heard, and stopped his wheel.
                                                  --Longfellow.

   2. One who hawks crockery or earthenware. [Prov. Eng.] --De
      Quincey.

   3. One who pots meats or other eatables.

   4. (Zo["o]l.) The red-bellied terrapin. See {Terrapin}.

   {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} (Zo["o]l.), 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.

Potter \Pot"ter\, v. t.
   To poke; to push; also, to disturb; to confuse; to bother.
   [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

资料来源 : WordNet®

potter
     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}, {tinker}, {monkey},
           {monkey around}, {muck about}, {muck around}]
     2: work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the
        garden" [syn: {putter}]
     3: move around aimlessly [syn: {putter}, {potter around}, {putter
        around}]

potter
     n : a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes
         them it a kiln [syn: {thrower}, {ceramicist}, {ceramist}]