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Definition of Murphy
1. Noun. An edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland.
Generic synonyms: Starches, Solanaceous Vegetable, Root Vegetable
Specialized synonyms: Baked Potato, Chips, French Fries, French-fried Potatoes, Fries, Home Fries, Home-fried Potatoes, Mashed Potato, Uruguay Potato
Terms within: Jacket
Group relationships: Potato, Solanum Tuberosum, White Potato, White Potato Vine
Definition of Murphy
1. n. A potato.
Definition of Murphy
1. Proper noun. (surname common Irish from=Irish dot=), the Anglicized form of Gaelic ''Ó Murchadha'' ¹
2. Proper noun. (surnames male given name) in occasional use, transferred from the surname. ¹
3. Noun. An Irish or white potato. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Murphy
1. a potato [n -PHIES] - See also: potato
Lexicographical Neighbors of Murphy
Literary usage of Murphy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1915)
"Fred M. murphy, of the Independent five and ten cent stores. ... Outlook 109:803-3
Ap 7 '15 murphy, John J. Work of the United States Indian medical service ..."
2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"Warburton says that after this shooting murphy drew the pistol upon him, and that
he told murphy that he might have whatever money he ..."
3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1894)
"In 1763 murphy made alterations in it, and in 1807 an additional scene by Joseph
Moser fq. v.], printed in the ' European Magazine,' vol. ..."
4. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1911)
"Luckily, murphy passed then. He was Jerry's only hope. "murphy!" said Jerry, and
he beckoned him into the elevator. "Mame, wait fer me wan minute," he ..."
5. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1922)
"BY JAMES B. murphy, MD, J. HENG LIU, MD, AND ERNEST STURM. (From Ike Laboratories
of The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research.) PLATE 15. ..."
6. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1909)
"This order, which hereinbefore has been fully set forth, appointed murphy "temporary
receiver of all the property, real and personal," of the bankrupt, ..."
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