What is "plouter"

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

Plouter \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.

n. (context Scotland Ireland northern England dialect English) The act of ploutering, or splashing about. vb. 1 (context Scotland Ireland northern England dialect English) To splash around in something wet; to dabble. 2 (context Scotland Ireland northern England dialect English) To potter.