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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Puddernoun

    A tumult; a turbulent and irregular bustle.

    Etymology: This is most probably derived by Mr. Edward Lye from fudur, Islandick, a rapid motion.

    Let the great gods,
    That keep this dreadful pudder o’er our heads,
    Find out their enemies. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    What a pudder is made about essences, and how much is all knowledge pestered by the careless use of words? John Locke.

  2. To Pudderverb

    To perplex; to disturb; to confound.

    He that will improve every matter of fact into a maxim, will abound in contrary observations, that can be of no other use but to perplex and pudder him. John Locke.

  3. To Pudderverb

    To make a tumult; to make a bustle.

    Etymology: from the noun.

    Mathematicians, abstracting their thoughts from names, and setting before their minds the ideas themselves, have avoided a great part of that perplexity, puddering and confusion, which has so much hindered knowledge. John Locke.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pudderverb

    to make a tumult or bustle; to splash; to make a pother or fuss; to potter; to meddle

  2. Pudderverb

    to perplex; to embarrass; to confuse; to bother; as, to pudder a man

  3. Puddernoun

    a pother; a tumult; a confused noise; turmoil; bustle

  4. Etymology: [Cf. Pother.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Pudder

    pud′ėr, n. a pother, a bustle, a tumult.—v.i. to make a tumult or bustle.—v.t. to disturb: to perplex or confound. [Pother.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. PUDDER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pudder is ranked #84136 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Pudder surname appeared 223 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Pudder.

    96.4% or 215 total occurrences were White.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pudder in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pudder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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