mangold

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

From The Guardian • Aug. 12, 2011

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)

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 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 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)