\Plout"er\, v. i. [Also {plowter}, {plotter}.] [Perh.
imitative.]
To wade or move about with splashing; to dabble; also, to
potter; trifle; idle. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]
      I did not want to plowter about any more. --Kipling.

\Plout"er\, n. [Also plowter.]
Act of ploutering; floundering; act or sound of splashing.
[Scot. & Dial.Eng.]