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Definition of Tunney
1. Noun. United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship by defeating Jack Dempsey twice (1898-1978).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tunney
Literary usage of Tunney
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tait's Edinburgh Magazine by William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone (1853)
"Mr. Tunney and his pupil appeared to be acting quite naturally and ... "What was
the name of these fellers, Tunney ?" said the young gentleman with the ..."
2. Exploration of the Great Lakes 1669-1670 by René Brehan de Galinée, François Dollier de Casson, James H Coyne (1900)
"RW Tunney, Officiating. 24. Thomas Addison Creen, of Thomas and Ann (born 19 ...
Joseph Richard Phillip*, of Joseph and Ann.\RW Tunney, Sarah Jane Lawson, ..."
3. Smoke and Mirrors: The Canadian Tobacco War by Rob Cunningham (1996)
"8' Tunney strongly criticized smoking, writing that "I can bluntly say that few
things could be worse for physical fitness than promoting the cigarette ..."
4. Freedom of Speech by Zechariah Chafee (1920)
"Mr. Tunney. It has the effect of creating a feeling on the part of Americans that
they would like ... 23 Testimony of Inspector Tunney and Raymond Robins, ..."
5. Brewing and Liquor Interests and German and Bolshevik Propaganda: Report of by Lee Slater Overman (1919)
"Mr. Tunney, what is your business? (The witness was sworn by the chairman. ...
Mr. Tunney. I was; not at the outbreak of the war, but shortly after the ..."
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