mangold

Example Sentences

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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 tillage of the islands comprises potatoes, mangold wurzel, vetches, rape, clover, oats, and barley.

From The South Isles of Aran by Burke, Oliver J.

The sudden movement loosened the mangold head, which we had not been able to fasten on very securely, and, rolling off with a bound, it fell at the feet of the astounded George.

From The Fortunes of Philippa A School Story by Brazil, Angela

Does it satisfy you, as a man made in the image of God, to be able to distinguish between a mangold and a swede?

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 8, 1919 by Various