mangel

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I can conjugate the modern verb "to wangle," And, if required, translate it into Greek; I can even tell a wurzel from a mangel; But I cannot tell a bubble from a squeak.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 17, 1920 by Various

We had him from the work'us when he was seven, to chop mangel wurzel, and here he's been ever since, nigh twelve year.

From The Last Galley Impressions and Tales by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Although the mangel is one of the most nutritious articles of food which can be given to cattle, yet it is stated on the best authority that sheep do not thrive upon it.

From The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock by Cameron, Charles Alexander, Sir

But mix the potatoes with juice of mangel wurzel, and they make very good food for hogs of all ages.

From Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend by Cobbett, William

It is smaller than the mangel wurzel, and more compact, and appears in its texture to be more like the Swedish turnip.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.