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• potter — pot|ter1 [ˈpɔtə US ˈpa:tər] n [Sense: 1; Date: 1000 1100; Origin: pot] [Sense: 2; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: POTTER2] someone who makes pots, dishes etc out of clay potter 2 potter2 also potter about/around v …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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• potter — 1. v. (US putter) 1 intr. a (often foll. by about, around) work or occupy oneself in a desultory but pleasant manner (likes pottering about in the garden). b (often foll. by at, in) dabble in a subject or occupation. 2 intr. go slowly, dawdle,… …   Useful english dictionary

• potter around/about — [phrasal verb] Brit : to spend time in a relaxed way doing small jobs and other things that are not very important He spent his vacation pottering around [=(US) puttering around] the house/garden. • • • Main Entry: ↑potter …   Useful english dictionary

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• potter around — or potter about PHRASAL VERB If you potter around or potter about, you do pleasant but unimportant things, without hurrying. [BRIT] [V P] I was perfectly happy just pottering around doing up my flat... [V P n] At weekends he would potter around… …   English dictionary

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