stubble
noun /ˈstʌbl/
/ˈstʌbl/
[uncountable]- the lower short, stiff part of the stems of crops such as wheat that are left in the ground after the top part has been cut and collected
- There was a mouse hiding in the stubble.
- the short, stiff hairs that grow on a man’s face when he has not shaved recently
enlarge image- He had a two-day growth of dark stubble on his chin.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French stuble, from Latin stupla, stupula, variants of stipula ‘straw’.