pudder

(ˈpʌdə)

obsolete a small pool or something resembling a pool

vb (intr)

1. to make a bother or fuss

2. obsolete to poke or dabble in water

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Pudder

a tumult; a turbulent and irregular bustle; a disturbance—Johnson, 1755.

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And Lear, now awakened from his materialistic stupor, locates the cause in "the great gods, /That keep this dreadful pudder o'er our heads" (3.2.49-50).

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Judy gives Pudder a squirt with the water pistol when he climbs on the desk and appears to be thinking about taking a bite of the potted palm.