stubble

American  

[stuhb-uhl] / ˈstʌb əl /

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.

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stubble British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• stubbled adjective
• stubbly adjective
• unstubbled adjective

Etymology

Origin of stubble

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

Example Sentences

Police, who have appealed for sightings, described Mr Sambrook as white, 5ft 8ins, of medium build, with ash blond short hair, ginger/blond stubble, blue eyes, and has a West Yorkshire accent.

From BBC

If so, is there a type of glue for sewing that would make the stubble from the trimmed threads adhere smoothly to the fabric to make the damage less noticeable?

From Washington Post

Dallas Oberholzer of South Africa, also 46, was in the field, too, sporting a smile and graying stubble.

From New York Times

“He doesn’t need government or township, or even civilization,” Radtke writes over a picture of a man with a broad-brimmed hat and three days of stubble.

From Seattle Times

“When I saw this place on Monday, I kind of — yeah, it kind of set up to my eye,” he said Friday midday, with gray in his stubble and a glistening 67 on his card.

From Washington Post