stubble

[ stuhb-uhl ]

noun

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

stubble

/ ˈstʌbəl /

noun

1. 1. the stubs of stalks left in a field where a crop has been cut and harvested
   2. ( as modifier )

      a stubble field

2. any bristly growth or surface

Derived Forms

• ˈstubbly, adjective

Other Words From

• stubbled stubbly adjective
• un·stubbled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stubble¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of stubble¹

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