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stub·ble (stub′əl)

noun

  1. the short stumps of grain, corn, etc., collectively, left standing after harvesting
  2. any short, bristly growth suggestive of this a stubble of beard

Etymology: ME stobil < OFr estouble, stuble < VL stupula, for L stipula, stalk, stem: see stipule

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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