1614 G. Markham ii. xvi. 124 After they [the geese] haue in the stubble fields, and during the time of haruest got into good flesh.
1786 R. Burns 171 But thou..Adorns the histie stibble-field, Unseen, alane.
1835 R. Browning i. 3 Which look through, near, this way, and it appears A stubble-field, or a crane-brake.