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Definition of: stubble
(stub′əl) noun
1. The stubs of grain stalks, sugarcane, etc., covering a field after the crop has been cut.
2. The field itself.
3. Any surface or growth resembling stubble, as short bristly hair or beard. [<OF stuble, ult. <L stipula stalk]
—stub′bled adjective
—stub′·bly adjective
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