mangold

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

From The Guardian • Aug. 12, 2011

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)

Suffice it to say that in due course I had patches of barley, clover, lucerne, mangold, carrots, etc., sown, and when once the seeds were in I had plenty of leisure for other pursuits.

From Jethou or Crusoe Life in the Channel Isles by Suffling, Ernest R. (Ernest Richard)

It has been said by some that the rootlets of mangold will reach the drains under them; and, particularly, where the drains contain most water in rapid motion.

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)

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)