mangel-wurzel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mangel-wurzel
1770–80; < German, variant of Mangoldwurzel ( Mangold beet + Wurzel root; cf. wort 2)
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Children carry "punkies" - lanterns traditionally made from a large turnip known as a mangel-wurzel - and stop at key locations to sing the Punkie Song.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2014
Turnip seed, too, mangel-wurzel and swedes, onion, pea, bean, carrot, parsnip, radish, and beet seeds could be grown here by the same skill, care, and training as they are grown abroad.
From Three Acres and Liberty by Bolton Hall
The mangel-wurzel and the sugar-beet are usually grown as a field crop, and will not enter into the calculations of the home garden.
From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by L. H. (Liberty Hyde) Bailey
If for a second course, tripe may be substituted for the mangel-wurzel, but oil of vitriol is preferable.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
"This is the Royal Navy, not Newmarket"; and we carried Persimmon to the top of the mangel-wurzel clump as directed.
From A Diversity of Creatures by Rudyard Kipling
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