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stub·ble
I. \ˈstəbəl\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English stuble, stubbel, stouple, from Old French estuble, stuble, from Latin stupula stalk, straw, alteration of stipula — more at stipule
1.
a. stubbles plural : a stump of a cultivated plant (as wheat, corn, clover, beans, or grasses) left in the ground after cutting or harvest
< the crisp fresh stubbles dotted with shocked-up wheat and oats — Anthony West >
b. : such stumps left in a field or area
< cattle are seen in the rice stubble during the fall and winter — American Guide Series: Louisiana >
2. : the straw of grain or other stalks remaining after the harvest
3. : a rough surface or growth resembling stubble; especially : a short growth of beard
< the black unshaven stubble of his jaw — R.P.Warren >
4. : short wool left on the sheep after shearing
< leaves enough stubble to protect sheep from cold — advt >
5. : a blunt bristle (as in some mutant of drosophilas)
II. transitive verb
(stubbled ; stubbled ; stubbling \-b(ə)liŋ\ ; stubbles)
: to leave in stubble : cover with stubble
< the stubbled prairies spread around her — Ethel Wilson >
< black whiskers stubbled the small chin — K.M.Dodson > |