stubbled

/ (ˈstʌbəld) /

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adjective

having the stubs of stalks left after a crop has been cut and harvested

having a bristly growth or surface

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How to use stubbled in a sentence

They sniffed once at the bar, but followed their stubbled chins into the back room at max acc.
Fee of the Frontier|Horace Brown Fyfe
Parks unbuttoned his collar and rubbed his stubbled chin unhappily.
Circus|Alan Edward Nourse
David hastened to overtake him, and soon caught sight of the bent figure walking slowly over the stubbled field.
David Dunne|Belle Kanaris Maniates
In the fog, Ross stumbled in a shallow ditch beyond which lay a stubbled field.
The Time Traders|Andre Norton

His eyes were moist, and they blinked for a moment; then a slow, happy grin spread over his stubbled face.
Lightnin'|Frank Bacon

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