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fi noun
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Isaac, 1861–96, U.S. thoroughbred racehorse jockey.
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murphy (ˈmɜːfɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -phies | |
| a dialect or informal word for potato | |
| [C19: from the common Irish surname Murphy] | |
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is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| Murphy (ˈmɜːfɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Alex. born 1939, British rugby league player and coach |
| 2. | Eddie, full name Edward Regan Murphy. born 1951, US film actor and comedian. His films include 48 Hours (1982), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Coming to America (1988), and Dr Dolittle (1998) |
| 3. | William Parry. 1892--1987, US physician: with G. R. Minot, he discovered the liver treatment for anaemia and they shared, with G. H. Whipple, the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1934 |
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Word Origin & History
Murphy
Gael. Murchadh "sea-warrior." The Celtic "sea" element is also in names Muriel (q.v.), Murdoch (O.Ir. Muireadhach, O.Welsh Mordoc "mariner"), etc. Murphy bed (1925) is named for U.S. inventor William Lawrence Murphy (1876-1959).
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Murphy Mur·phy (mûr'fē), William Parry. 1892-1987.
American physician. He shared a 1934 Nobel Prize for discovering that a diet of liver relieves anemia.
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murphy definition[ˈmɚfi]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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