spud vs murphy

spud and murphy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spud	Yes	No	Yes	No
murphy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, spud and murphy are synonyms defined as:

spud and murphy: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

Other synonyms of spud include Irish potato, potato, tater, white potato.

spud (noun)	murphy (noun)
a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds	an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

spud (verb)	murphy (verb)
produce buds, branches, or germinate
initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum