murphy

== English == === Etymology === From the common Irish name Murphy. Compare Donovan (“a potato”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɜːfi/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɝfi/ Homophone: Murphy Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)fi === Noun === murphy (plural murphies) An Irish or white potato. a. 1848, William Thackeray, "Peg of Limavaddy", in The Irish Sketch Book (1848), page 147 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) […]