mangold
Example Sentences
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The thrower whose mangold lands closest to the Norman is the winner.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 12, 2011
The tillage of the islands comprises potatoes, mangold wurzel, vetches, rape, clover, oats, and barley.
From The South Isles of Aran by Burke, Oliver J.
Beans and pease are largely grown, while mangold and cabbage and similar green crops are chiefly used for the feeding of sheep.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
I have evidence now before me, that the roots of the wheat plant, the mangold wurzel, the cabbage, and the white turnip, frequently descend into the soil to the depth of three feet.
From Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles by French, Henry F. (Henry Flagg)
If you are so very hungry you can always get a swede or a mangold out of Farmer Eggins's field.
From A Book of Ghosts by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
