ploutern.

Brit.

/ˈplaʊtə/, U.S.

/ˈplaʊdər/, Scottish English

/ˈplʌʊtər/

Forms: see plouter v.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: plouter v.

Etymology: Probably < plouter v. (although this is first attested slightly later).

Scottish.

The action of plouter v.; an instance of floundering or splashing in water; (also) a splashing noise.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [noun] > splashing or moving about in (shallow) water

plouter1806

ploutering1862

squattering1894

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of water > [noun] > splashing > specific caused by impact

plasha1522

plouter1806

ploutering1862

soss1885

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > inefficacy > action of working ineffectually

plouter1806

ploutering1862

1806 R. Jamieson Pop. Ballads I. 294 For mony a foul weary plouter She'd cost him through gutters and glaur.

1826 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae xxv, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 507 Sometimes playin' plouter into a wat place up to the oxters.

1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xiv. 152 The sea was extremely little, but there went a hollow plowter round the base of it [the Bass].

1943 Scots Mag. Sept. 437 The plouter o' the water in the sheuch.

2000 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 12 Mar. (Seven Days section) 2/1 Another pebble-strewn plowter around Loch Lomond.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

plouterv.

Brit.

/ˈplaʊtə/, U.S.

/ˈplaʊdər/, Scottish English

/ˈplʌʊtər/, Irish English

/ˈplaʊtər/

Forms: English regional (northern) 1800s plotter, 1800s plowter, 1800s– pleuter, 1800s– plouter, 1800s– plutter, 1900s– pleeter; Scottish 1800s plleuter, 1800s plowther, 1800s pluter, 1800s plyouter, 1800s– ploiter, 1800s– plouter, 1800s– plowter, 1900s– peowter, 1900s– pleiter, 1900s– plewter, 1900s– pleyter, 1900s– plighter, 1900s– pliter, 1900s– plither, 1900s– ploitter, 1900s– ploutter, 1900s– pluitter, 1900s– plutter, 1900s– plyter, 1900s– pulter (Orkney), 1900s– pyowter; Irish English 1800s– plowter (northern), 1900s– plitter (northern), 1900s– plotter (southern), 1900s– plouter (northern).

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plout v., -er suffix⁵.

Etymology: Probably < plout v. + -er suffix⁵. Slightly earlier currency is probably implied by plouter n.Compare also English regional and Scots plodder , plother , etc. (see Eng. Dial. Dict s.v. plodder sb. and v.¹), and Scots plowster (see Sc. National Dict. at that entry). Dutch ploeteren to grumble, to drudge, to plod, to wade through mud, to splash probably simply shows a parallel imitative formation (compare also Middle Low German plūdern , plūderen to talk rubbish, to babble, and see further parallels listed at bluther v.).

Scottish, English regional (northern), and Irish English (northern).

1. intransitive. To dabble or flounder in water, mud, etc., with the hands or feet; to splash about or work in anything wet or dirty.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > move in or on water [verb (intransitive)] > splash or move about in (shallow) water

swalter?a1400

puddle1440

swalperc1540

swatter?1553

poss1575

soss1575

dabble1611

dibble1622

switter?a1800

plouter1808

squatter1808

slosh1844

splosh1930

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Plouter, to make a noise among water,..to be engaged in any wet and dirty work.

1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log II. vi. 297 I found a score of Crusaños, all ploutering in the water.

1834 J. Wilson in J. Hamilton Mem. (1859) v. 164 We supped on our arrival at Inverness, after ploutering up stairs and sweeping the dust out of our eyes.

1847 E. Brontë Wuthering Heights I. ix. 187 Miss's pony has trodden dahn two rigs uh corn, un plottered through, raight o'er intuh t'meadow.

1920 J. Masefield Enslaved 16 The galley plowtered, troubling.

1920 A. Gray Songs & Ballads 69 What ploiters aboot in the water sac late?

1947 Scots Mag. May 141 I'm real pleased to tak' my rod and ploiter awa' up the Docherty on a summer's nicht.

1966 K. White Lett. from Gourgounel Prol. 13 The outhouses are crumbling;..the old woman plouters round them, telling me about the past.

2000 M. Fitt But n Ben A-go-go xvi. 120 Paolo plowtered desperately roon the ben, feart he widna locate quick enough a shalla troch where he could pou himsel in.

2. intransitive. To move or work ineffectually or aimlessly; to potter about.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > be idle or unoccupied [verb (intransitive)] > potter or waste time in trifling activity

trifle?a1400

loiterc1400

tiffc1440

tifflec1440

to pick a salad1520

to play the wanton1529

fiddle1530

dauntc1540

piddle1545

dally?1548

pittlea1568

pingle1574

puddle1591

to thrum caps1594

maginate1623

meecha1625

pudder1624

dabble1631

fanfreluche1653

dawdlea1656

taigle17..

niff-naff1728

tiddle1747

peddle1755

gammer1788

quiddle1789

muddle1791

browse1803

niddle1808

poke1811

fal-lal1818

potter1824

footer1825

putter1827

shaffle1828

to fool about1838

mike1838

piffle1847

mess1853

to muck about1856

tinker1856

bohemianize1857

to fool around1860

frivol1866

june1869

muss1876

to muddle about (also around)1877

slummock1877

dicker1888

moodle1893

to fart about1899

to fart about (or around)1899

plouter1899

futz1907

monkey1916

to arse around1919

to play around1929

to fuck around1931

tool1932

frig1933

boondoggle1935

to muck around1935

to screw around1935

to bugger about1937

to bugger around1939

to piss about1943

to dick around1948

to jerk around1953

fart-arse1954

to fanny around1969

slop1973

dork1982

to twat around (or about)1992

to dick about1996

1824 Edinb. Mag. & Literary Misc. May 530 The body has been plowtering in law-books a' the days o' his life.

1848 T. De Quincey Sortilege & Astrol. in Wks. (1858) IX. 269 She shifted her hand, and ‘ploitered’ amongst the papers for full five minutes.

1861 G. H. Kingsley Notes Sport & Trav. (1900) i. 250 He..saw them plowthering about in the moss-hags as if they had been looking for a wounded stag.

1899 S. R. Crockett Kit Kennedy 297 Your mither has dune naething but plowter aboot the hoose.

1903 E. W. Prevost in Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 555/2 [Cumberland] He pleeters on an' gets nae work duin.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xviii. [Penelope] 703 He prefers plottering about the house.

1932 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 26 Dec. 6/3 Breakfasting with Karl,..go ploitering through town, meeting George.

1946 R. G. Nettell Rum & Green Ginger iii She..kept him pluttering about to clean the windows, and wash the damp step in the early morning.

1986 ‘M. Innes’ Appleby & Ospreys vi. 54 There's certainly a small boat that people plouter about in.

Derivatives

ˈploutering n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [noun] > splashing or moving about in (shallow) water

plouter1806

ploutering1862

squattering1894

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of water > [noun] > splashing > specific caused by impact

plasha1522

plouter1806

ploutering1862

soss1885

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > inefficacy > action of working ineffectually

plouter1806

ploutering1862

1862 M. Napier Mem. Life Visct. Dundee II. 68 There was so much petting and plunging, praying and ploutering, piking in, and pulling out.

1953 M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal 215/1 Ploutering,..the act of wading or stumbling through wet.

1997 Scotland's Nat. Heritage Sept. 9/1 It is also a great island for plowtering, with long, key tracks taking in the interior and magnificent coasts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plouter
释义	ploutern. Brit. /ˈplaʊtə/, U.S. /ˈplaʊdər/, Scottish English /ˈplʌʊtər/ Forms: see plouter v. Origin: Probably formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: plouter v. Etymology: Probably < plouter v. (although this is first attested slightly later). Scottish. The action of plouter v.; an instance of floundering or splashing in water; (also) a splashing noise. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [noun] > splashing or moving about in (shallow) water plouter1806 ploutering1862 squattering1894 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of water > [noun] > splashing > specific caused by impact plasha1522 plouter1806 ploutering1862 soss1885 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > inefficacy > action of working ineffectually plouter1806 ploutering1862 1806 R. Jamieson Pop. Ballads I. 294 For mony a foul weary plouter She'd cost him through gutters and glaur. 1826 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae xxv, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 507 Sometimes playin' plouter into a wat place up to the oxters. 1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xiv. 152 The sea was extremely little, but there went a hollow plowter round the base of it [the Bass]. 1943 Scots Mag. Sept. 437 The plouter o' the water in the sheuch. 2000 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 12 Mar. (Seven Days section) 2/1 Another pebble-strewn plowter around Loch Lomond. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). plouterv. Brit. /ˈplaʊtə/, U.S. /ˈplaʊdər/, Scottish English /ˈplʌʊtər/, Irish English /ˈplaʊtər/ Forms: English regional (northern) 1800s plotter, 1800s plowter, 1800s– pleuter, 1800s– plouter, 1800s– plutter, 1900s– pleeter; Scottish 1800s plleuter, 1800s plowther, 1800s pluter, 1800s plyouter, 1800s– ploiter, 1800s– plouter, 1800s– plowter, 1900s– peowter, 1900s– pleiter, 1900s– plewter, 1900s– pleyter, 1900s– plighter, 1900s– pliter, 1900s– plither, 1900s– ploitter, 1900s– ploutter, 1900s– pluitter, 1900s– plutter, 1900s– plyter, 1900s– pulter (Orkney), 1900s– pyowter; Irish English 1800s– plowter (northern), 1900s– plitter (northern), 1900s– plotter (southern), 1900s– plouter (northern). Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plout v., -er suffix⁵. Etymology: Probably < plout v. + -er suffix⁵. Slightly earlier currency is probably implied by plouter n.Compare also English regional and Scots plodder , plother , etc. (see Eng. Dial. Dict s.v. plodder sb. and v.¹), and Scots plowster (see Sc. National Dict. at that entry). Dutch ploeteren to grumble, to drudge, to plod, to wade through mud, to splash probably simply shows a parallel imitative formation (compare also Middle Low German plūdern , plūderen to talk rubbish, to babble, and see further parallels listed at bluther v.). Scottish, English regional (northern), and Irish English (northern). 1. intransitive. To dabble or flounder in water, mud, etc., with the hands or feet; to splash about or work in anything wet or dirty. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > move in or on water [verb (intransitive)] > splash or move about in (shallow) water swalter?a1400 puddle1440 swalperc1540 swatter?1553 poss1575 soss1575 dabble1611 dibble1622 switter?a1800 plouter1808 squatter1808 slosh1844 splosh1930 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Plouter, to make a noise among water,..to be engaged in any wet and dirty work. 1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log II. vi. 297 I found a score of Crusaños, all ploutering in the water. 1834 J. Wilson in J. Hamilton Mem. (1859) v. 164 We supped on our arrival at Inverness, after ploutering up stairs and sweeping the dust out of our eyes. 1847 E. Brontë Wuthering Heights I. ix. 187 Miss's pony has trodden dahn two rigs uh corn, un plottered through, raight o'er intuh t'meadow. 1920 J. Masefield Enslaved 16 The galley plowtered, troubling. 1920 A. Gray Songs & Ballads 69 What ploiters aboot in the water sac late? 1947 Scots Mag. May 141 I'm real pleased to tak' my rod and ploiter awa' up the Docherty on a summer's nicht. 1966 K. White Lett. from Gourgounel Prol. 13 The outhouses are crumbling;..the old woman plouters round them, telling me about the past. 2000 M. Fitt But n Ben A-go-go xvi. 120 Paolo plowtered desperately roon the ben, feart he widna locate quick enough a shalla troch where he could pou himsel in. 2. intransitive. To move or work ineffectually or aimlessly; to potter about. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > be idle or unoccupied [verb (intransitive)] > potter or waste time in trifling activity trifle?a1400 loiterc1400 tiffc1440 tifflec1440 to pick a salad1520 to play the wanton1529 fiddle1530 dauntc1540 piddle1545 dally?1548 pittlea1568 pingle1574 puddle1591 to thrum caps1594 maginate1623 meecha1625 pudder1624 dabble1631 fanfreluche1653 dawdlea1656 taigle17.. niff-naff1728 tiddle1747 peddle1755 gammer1788 quiddle1789 muddle1791 browse1803 niddle1808 poke1811 fal-lal1818 potter1824 footer1825 putter1827 shaffle1828 to fool about1838 mike1838 piffle1847 mess1853 to muck about1856 tinker1856 bohemianize1857 to fool around1860 frivol1866 june1869 muss1876 to muddle about (also around)1877 slummock1877 dicker1888 moodle1893 to fart about1899 to fart about (or around)1899 plouter1899 futz1907 monkey1916 to arse around1919 to play around1929 to fuck around1931 tool1932 frig1933 boondoggle1935 to muck around1935 to screw around1935 to bugger about1937 to bugger around1939 to piss about1943 to dick around1948 to jerk around1953 fart-arse1954 to fanny around1969 slop1973 dork1982 to twat around (or about)1992 to dick about1996 1824 Edinb. Mag. & Literary Misc. May 530 The body has been plowtering in law-books a' the days o' his life. 1848 T. De Quincey Sortilege & Astrol. in Wks. (1858) IX. 269 She shifted her hand, and ‘ploitered’ amongst the papers for full five minutes. 1861 G. H. Kingsley Notes Sport & Trav. (1900) i. 250 He..saw them plowthering about in the moss-hags as if they had been looking for a wounded stag. 1899 S. R. Crockett Kit Kennedy 297 Your mither has dune naething but plowter aboot the hoose. 1903 E. W. Prevost in Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 555/2 [Cumberland] He pleeters on an' gets nae work duin. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xviii. [Penelope] 703 He prefers plottering about the house. 1932 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 26 Dec. 6/3 Breakfasting with Karl,..go ploitering through town, meeting George. 1946 R. G. Nettell Rum & Green Ginger iii She..kept him pluttering about to clean the windows, and wash the damp step in the early morning. 1986 ‘M. Innes’ Appleby & Ospreys vi. 54 There's certainly a small boat that people plouter about in. Derivatives ˈploutering n. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [noun] > splashing or moving about in (shallow) water plouter1806 ploutering1862 squattering1894 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of water > [noun] > splashing > specific caused by impact plasha1522 plouter1806 ploutering1862 soss1885 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > inefficacy > action of working ineffectually plouter1806 ploutering1862 1862 M. Napier Mem. Life Visct. Dundee II. 68 There was so much petting and plunging, praying and ploutering, piking in, and pulling out. 1953 M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal 215/1 Ploutering,..the act of wading or stumbling through wet. 1997 Scotland's Nat. Heritage Sept. 9/1 It is also a great island for plowtering, with long, key tracks taking in the interior and magnificent coasts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1806v.1808
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