murphy

nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈmɜːfi//
United States//ˈmɝfi//

An Irish or white potato.

noun

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) […]

Etymology

From the common Irish name Murphy. Compare Donovan (“a potato”).

Forms

plural: murphies

murmur · Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water.murmuring · A sound that murmurs.Murph · Diminutive of Murphy. A surname. A diminutive of the surname…

murphy · An Irish or white potato.

Murphy · A common surname from Irish, the anglicized form of Irish Ó…Murray · A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.muscle · A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect…

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