be+busy+about+trifles
31Pottered — 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… …
32Pottering — 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… …
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