Stubble

Quick meaning: Stubble is a noun meaning (countable and uncountable) Short, coarse hair, especially on a man’s face.

Meaning

(countable and uncountable) Short, coarse hair, especially on a man’s face.

More Meanings

1. (countable and uncountable) The short stalks left in a field after crops have been harvested.
2. (agriculture) To produce a crop in a field of stubble that remains after a preceding crop is removed, either by sowing a second crop or by allowing shoots to sprout from the roots of the stubble.

Example Sentences

In 1919 the stubbled crop was heavier than either that fallowed or plowed.

Both spring and fall ploughing produced a crop freer from weeds than where the seed was stubbled in.

Because the biggest single expense in producing the crop is planting, good stubbling ability is prized.

Here a system ( if it may be called a system ) of stubbling prevails — wheat succeeding wheat for a series of years, and without any material diminution of the yield.

Word Forms

• stubbles
• stubbling
• stubbled

Synonyms for stubble

Depending on context, synonyms include stub, stump, stalk, husk, chaff, shuck.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include husk, shuck, straw, chaff, stalk, beard.

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