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Meanings of potter about in English

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Usage of potter about in English
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He wouldn't potter about in a garden excavating the pedestals of statues.
The Man Who Knew Too Much
2
But he can potter about and garden, being a Griqua by birth.
King Solomon's Mines
3
I remember before we were married he used to potter about with a paint-box.
The Moon and Sixpence
4
To be contented to potter about among the ritual and never to find the Bread!
My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year
5
The days when it was clear enough even to potter about outside the hut were exceptional.
The Worst Journey in the World / Antarctic 1910-1913
6
I potter about and try to amuse myself.
The Guardian
7
Old Rome is endlessly interesting to me, and I can always potter about and find occupation.
Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2
8
DNA and hairs and fertilizer and tyre tracks and all that shit they potter about with.
The preacher
9
He thanked her, but the walk sounded rather far; he could only potter about in these days.
A Room with a View
10
I'll potter about with you and the Contessa in Chamounix, and take some nice, pretty, proper walks.
The Princess Passes
11
I'll stay home and potter about.
Northern Lights, Volume 2.
12
At the same time Stanistreet came in from the garden, leaving Stone to potter about visibly in the distance.
The False Faces: Further Adventures from the History of the Lone...
13
All were busy at home, John absent till night, and nothing to do but sew, or read, or potter about.
Little Women
14
There the Captain, still firm in the belief that he is a sailor, loves to potter about with catboats and rafts.
The Cruise of the Jasper B.
15
You potter about for nine months in the year, and work for four or five hours a day for the other three.
A Girl of the Commune
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I suppose it's a mark of how important he is that the Overlord lets him potter about down here in the country.
Shadows Return
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