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colewort

[ kohl-wurt, -wawrt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

colewort

/ ˈkəʊlˌwɜːt /

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; cole, wort ²

Kail, colewort; broth is commonly termed kail; but, properly speaking, it is not kail until the second day.

Peas may still be sown, and French beans also, as may cabbage and colewort seed.

Colewort, it is said, kills the larv, while it at the same time manures the soil.

The tender blades or sprouts nipt from colewort or any other vegetable, S.

Loudon says the original Colewort seems to be lost, and is now succeeded by what are called "Cabbage Coleworts."

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