Potter

n.	1.	One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels. The potter heard, and stopped his wheel. - Longfellow.
	2.	One who hawks crockery or earthenware.
	3.	One who pots meats or other eatables.
	4.	(Zool.) The red-bellied terrapin. See Terrapin. Potter's asthma (Med.) emphysema of the lungs; - so called because very prevalent among potters. Potter's clay See under Clay. - Parkers. 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. - 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. Potter wasp (Zool.) a small solitary wasp (Eumenes fraternal) which constructs a globular nest of mud and sand in which it deposits insect larvæ, such as cankerworms, as food for its young. - Shak.
v. i.	1.	To busy one's self with trifles; to labor with little purpose, energy, of effect; to trifle; to pother. [imp. & p. p. Pottered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Pottering.] Pottering about the Mile End cottages. - Mrs. Humphry Ward.
	2.	To walk lazily or idly; to saunter.
v. t.	1.	To poke; to push; also, to disturb; to confuse; to bother.

Noun	1.	potter - a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln Synonyms: ceramicist, ceramist, thrower
Verb	1.	potter - do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" Synonyms: monkey around, muck about, muck around, mess around, tinker, monkey, putter
	2.	potter - work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden" Synonyms: putter
	3.	potter - move around aimlessly Synonyms: potter around, putter around, putter

beguile the time, burn daylight, ceramicist, ceramist, consume time, coquet, dabble, dally, dally away, diddle, diddle away, doodle, dribble away, drivel away, enamelist, fiddle, fiddle with, fiddle-faddle, fidget with, finger with, flirt, fool, fool around, fool away, fool with, footle, fribble, fritter away, fritter away time, frivol, glass cutter, glassblower, glazer, horse around, idle, idle away, jerk off, kid around, kill time, loiter, lose time, meddle with, mess, mess around, monkey, monkey around, muddle away, pass the time, piddle, piss away, play, play around, play with, potter away, puddle, putter, pyroglazer, smatter, tinker, toy, toy with, trifle, trifle away, trifle with, twiddle, waste time, while away

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