stubble

[ stuhb-uh l ]
/ ˈstʌb əl /
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noun

Usually stubbles. the stumps of grain and other stalks left in the ground when the crop is cut.
such stumps collectively.
any short, rough growth, as of beard.

Origin of stubble

1250–1300; Middle English stuble < Old French estuble < Vulgar Latin *stupula, Latin stipula stipule

OTHER WORDS FROM stubble

stub·bled, stub·bly, adjective un·stub·bled, adjective

Words nearby stubble

stub, stub axle, stub nail, stubbed, stubbies, stubble, stubble-jumper, stubbled, stubborn, stubborn as a mule, stubbs

Words related to stubble

imperial, fuzz, brush, goatee, Vandyke, fiber, point, spine, thorn, barb, feeler, whisker, prickle, vibrissa, quill, burnsides, mustache, beard, muttonchops, whiskers

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British Dictionary definitions for stubble

stubble
/ (ˈstʌbəl) /

noun

  1. the stubs of stalks left in a field where a crop has been cut and harvested
  2. (as modifier)a stubble field
any bristly growth or surface

Derived forms of stubble

stubbly, adjective

Word Origin for stubble

C13: from Old French estuble, from Latin stupula, variant of stipula stalk, stem, stubble