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Meaning of MURPHY

Pronunciation:  'murfee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
 
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 Synonyms: Irish potato, potato, spud, tater, white potato
 
 See Also: baked potato, french fries, french-fried potatoes, fries, jacket, mashed potato, root vegetable, solanaceous vegetable, Solanum tuberosum, Uruguay potato, white potato vine

 

 

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Murphy
Beckett`s tragicomic first novel (1938) is about a young man trying to earn enough money to get married and support a wife. In the process, he is also searching for himself.

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mur"phy\, n.
A potato. [Humorous] --Thackeray.
 

 

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