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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Other Word Forms of Stubble

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

Stubble Sentence Examples

  • He rubbed the stubble on his chin.

  • It often does good to burn the stubble on the ground.

  • In a desert place near Nogent-sur-Seine, he built himself a cabin of stubble and reeds, and turned hermit.

  • Thenceforth everyone who built a house was strictly charged not to cover it with reeds, rushes, stubble or straw, but only with tiles, shingle boards or lead.

  • It is best to mow stubble and hay at night when they are moist."

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Words Starting With

SSTSTU

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ELEBLE

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