What does murphy mean?
Murphy means An Irish or white potato..
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/ˈmɜːfi/ · noun
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) […]
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Use murphy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Murphy means An Irish or white potato..
Common synonyms include tater, white potato, irish potato, potato.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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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