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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland [syn: potato, white potato, Irish potato, murphy, spud, tater]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Miss Murphy, nonexistent prostitute used to lure victims Date: 1954 any of various confidence games; especially one in which the victim believes he is paying for sex II. biographical name Frank 1890-1949 American jurist III. biographical name William Parry 1892-1987 American physician

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -ies) sl. a potato. Etymology: Ir. surname

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Murphy Mur"phy, n. A potato. [Humorous] --Thackeray.