Definitions
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
Word origin
From Irish Ó Murchadha (“descendant of Murrough”), Mac Murchaidh (“Son of Murrough”), etc. See Muircath.
Used in a sentence
“A Granite Bay home previously owned by actor and comedian Eddie Murphy is back on the market for $12 million.”
“Sonja made me promise I would go to college. She said she'd wanted her daughter, Murphy, to go. She'd named her baby Murphy because it could never be a stripper name. But her daughter had changed her name to London.”
“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) […]”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Potato, slangily”6 letters
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