Turnip Winter

English

Etymology

Calque of German Steckrübenwinter

Proper noun

the Turnip Winter

  1. (historical) The winter of 1916 to 1917, a period of profound civilian hardship in Germany during World War I, due to the Allied blockade, the German focus on supplying the military, and a poor harvest.
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