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)

The potatoes abound in starch, the mangold and carrot are largely composed of water, while the cabbage abounds in rich, nitrogeneous food.

From Cabbages and Cauliflowers: How to Grow Them A Practical Treatise, Giving Full Details On Every Point, Including Keeping And Marketing The Crop by Gregory, James John Howard

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

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.