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tunney

 

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Noun tunney has 1 sense
  1. Tunney, Gene Tunney, James Joseph Tunney - United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship by defeating Jack Dempsey twice (1898-1978)
    --1 is a kind of prizefighter, gladiator

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Tunney

Noun (1): A surname of Irish origin. It is derived from the Irish Ó Tnúthghail, meaning "lord of the castle".

Example sentence: The Tunney family moved to America in the early 20th century.

Noun (2): A small freshwater game fish found in North America, typically from the genus Etheostoma.

Example sentence: We caught several tunneys while fishing in the creek.

Noun (3): A nickname often associated with the legendary boxer, Gene Tunney, who held the world heavyweight title from 1926 to 1928.

Example sentence: Gene Tunney's boxing style revolutionized the sport.

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