In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MURPHY
potato, white potato, Irish potato, murphy, spud, tater
(noun) an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Murphy
A common Irish surname, the anglicized form of Irish Ă“ Murchadha
• Herman Melville, Omoo
A unisex given name from surnames, of occasional usage.
A census-designated place, the county seat of Owyhee County, Idaho, United States.
A town, the county seat of Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Murphy is the 64th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 308,417 individuals. Murphy is most common among White (83.11%) and Black (11.53%) individuals.
Etymology
From the common Irish name Murphy.
Noun
murphy (plural murphies)
An Irish or white potato.
Source: Wiktionary
Mur"phy, n.
Definition: A potato. [Humorous] Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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