mangold-wurzel

Beyond the negative, there was just a possibility of sarcasm in it — ‘nice long speeches on mangold-wurzel’ had a suspicious sound.

Wessex Tales 2006

Better women than I would be proud of the honour, for when I read your nice long speeches on mangold-wurzel, and such like topics, at the

Wessex Tales 2006

The relation between these two elements may be traced more or less distinctly throughout the whole table of analyses, and conspicuously in that of mangold-wurzel, where the common salt amounts to almost exactly one-half of the whole mineral matter.

Elements of Agricultural Chemistry Thomas Anderson

They ought not to be fed with stale or bad corn, but of the best, and now and then with a little buck-wheat; with cabbage, mangold-wurzel leaves, and parsley, which should be chopped fine.

The Book of Sports: Containing Out-door Sports, Amusements and Recreations, Including Gymnastics, Gardening & Carpentering William Martin

In the winter time, when other food fails, the water-vole, like the hare and rabbit, will eat turnips, mangold-wurzel, the bark of young trees, and similar food.

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 355, October 16, 1886 Various

Thus, for instance, in place of immediately repeating wheat, when another grain crop is necessary, it would theoretically be preferable to employ oats or barley, and to replace the turnip by mangold-wurzel or some other root.

Elements of Agricultural Chemistry Thomas Anderson

Beyond the negative, there was just a possibility of sarcasm in it -- 'nice long speeches on mangold-wurzel' had a suspicious sound.

Wessex Tales Thomas Hardy 1884

Better women than I would be proud of the honour, for when I read your nice long speeches on mangold-wurzel, and such like topics, at the

Wessex Tales Thomas Hardy 1884

Parliament, a well-preserved half-century in age, a gentleman in bearing, passably grey-headed, his whiskers brushed out neatly, as if he knew them individually and had the exact amount of them collectively at his fingers 'ends: Sir Twickenham had said of Mr. Pole's infant park that if devoted to mangold-wurzel it would be productive and would pay: whereas now it was not ornamental and was waste.

Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868

-- E.G. R. will find, on farther inquiry, that he is in the wrong as regards the mode of writing and speaking _mangold-wurzel_.

Notes and Queries, Number 191, June 25, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Various 1852