mangold

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The thrower whose mangold lands closest to the Norman is the winner.

From The Guardian • Aug. 12, 2011

The bulk of the acreage under green crops is occupied by turnips, swedes and mangold.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various

The substitution of mangel for the original mangold, was probably an attempt to correct some vulgar error in orthography; or to substitute a word of some significance for one of none.

From Notes and Queries, Number 191, June 25, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George

If I hadn't it, I wouldn't be like a prize mangold at a show, with every person praising me.

From Contemporary One-Act Plays by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

The beans are strong and healthy; clover, which does not mind a salty soil, thrives there; and there are strong crops of mangold.

From The Naturalist on the Thames by Cornish, C. J. (Charles John)