mangold

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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.

I hope E. G. R. will, however, not insist on classing those who say and write "mangold" with those who would write "reddishes, sparrowgrass, and cowcumbers."

From Notes and Queries, Number 184, May 7, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George

The long unknown mangold is seen to flourish on spots which once nourished about a snipe to an acre.

From Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. by Becker, Bernard H.

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)