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
Other Word Forms of Stubble
Noun
Singular:
stubble
Plural:
stubblesOrigin 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
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Middle English stuble, from Latin stupula (“stalk, straw").
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