Stubble Definition

stŭbəl
noun
The short stumps of grain, corn, etc., collectively, left standing after harvesting.
Webster's New World
Any short, bristly growth suggestive of this.
A stubble of beard.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
stubble
Plural:
stubbles

Origin of Stubble

  • Middle English stuble from Old French estuble from Latin stupula, stupla variant of stipula straw

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English stuble, from Latin stupula (“stalk, straw").

    From Wiktionary

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