plouter
Plout"er, v. i. [Also plowter, plotter.] [Perh. imitative.] Defn: 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.] Defn: Act of ploutering; floundering; act or sound of splashing. [Scot. & Dial.Eng.]