ˈploiter, v. dial.
[Akin to plouter.]
intr. To work in an ineffective way; to potter; to dawdle.
| 1848 De Quincey Sortilege & Astrol. Wks. 1858 IX. 269 She shifted her hand, and ‘ploitered’ amongst the papers for full five minutes. 1895 Ian Maclaren Brier Bush vii. i, What are ye ploiterin' aboot here for? |