Definition of Tunney

1. Noun. United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship by defeating Jack Dempsey twice (1898-1978).

Exact synonyms: Gene Tunney, James Joseph Tunney
Generic synonyms: Gladiator, Prizefighter

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tunney

Tunguses
Tungusic
Tungusic language
Tungusological
Tunguz
Tunis
Tunis cake
Tunis cakes
Tunisia
Tunisian
Tunisian Arabic
Tunisian dinar
Tunisian dirham
Tunisian monetary unit
Tunisians
Tunney (current term)
Tuohy needle
Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army
Tupamaros
Tupi
Tupi-Guarani
Tupi-Guarani language
Tupi-Guaraní
Tupian
Tupinambis
Tupinambá
Tupperware ladies
Tupperware lady
Tupperware parties

Literary usage of Tunney

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Tait's Edinburgh Magazine by William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone (1853)
"Mr. Tunney and his pupil appeared to be acting quite naturally and ... "What was the name of these fellers, Tunney ?" said the young gentleman with the ..."

2. Exploration of the Great Lakes 1669-1670 by René Brehan de Galinée, François Dollier de Casson, James H Coyne (1900)
"RW Tunney, Officiating. 24. Thomas Addison Creen, of Thomas and Ann (born 19 ... Joseph Richard Phillip*, of Joseph and Ann.\RW Tunney, Sarah Jane Lawson, ..."

3. Smoke and Mirrors: The Canadian Tobacco War by Rob Cunningham (1996)
"8' Tunney strongly criticized smoking, writing that "I can bluntly say that few things could be worse for physical fitness than promoting the cigarette ..."

4. Freedom of Speech by Zechariah Chafee (1920)
"Mr. Tunney. It has the effect of creating a feeling on the part of Americans that they would like ... 23 Testimony of Inspector Tunney and Raymond Robins, ..."

5. Brewing and Liquor Interests and German and Bolshevik Propaganda: Report of by Lee Slater Overman (1919)
"Mr. Tunney, what is your business? (The witness was sworn by the chairman. ... Mr. Tunney. I was; not at the outbreak of the war, but shortly after the ..."

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