What is "turnips"

Usage examples of "turnips".

So she traveled on, moving slowly up the spine of Skala, encountering yet more turnips, moles, and vipers-to-be.

Farmer Hetherington talking, he had always been kindly, giving nothing for nothing, except turnips, which he had so many of the buried them, but nevertheless he had always been civilly spoken.

It was after the dinner of rabbit and turnips that Jimmy got the idea of using one of the pit methods for conveying the stones from the quarry to the cave.

The third morning that Cissie felt sick she knew it was not from an overindulgence either of mushrooms or of turnips or of the sour hard apples that Joe had brought back after his scrounging expedition.

They crossed farm land, taking the horses uncaringly over fields of turnips, then dropped down on to the narrow road that ran alongside the wall of the estate.

As a grower of turnips, I advise you to rouse a company of bowmen and a troop of good riders.

But, typical of him, he arranged the turnips and radishes and carrots in mixed beds so their growing tops were attractive to the eye.

And yet that short-sighted man needed the Chaplain more than any other member, perhaps, for he generally sat with his feet on his desk, eating raw turnips, during the morning prayer.

My mother cupped her hands around the turnips, scooped them up along with some of the cabbage and onions and dropped them into the pot of water waiting on the fire.

She saw a gnarled farmer drop the turnips that he had been showing to a customer and snatch a broken scythe out of his cart.

Lee, who was spading the dark composted earth of his vegetable garden and planting his spring vegetables, carrots and beets, turnips, peas, and string beans, rutabaga and kale.

My mother said turnips, and he threw the dish on the floor and got up and went out.

He who sees nothing but the gathering of turnips will think of nothing but turnips.