murphy
Substantivhäufig in Dialogen
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈmɜːfi//
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˈmɝfi//
An Irish or white potato.
Substantiv
- 1
An Irish or white potato.
"[…
To the chimney nook, / Having found admittance, / There I watch a pup / Playing with two kittens / (Playing round the fire, / Which of blazing turf is, / Roaring to the pot / Which bubbles with the murphies) […]
Herkunft
From the common Irish name Murphy. Compare Donovan (“a potato”).
Formen
- Plural
- murphies