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Stubble

Stubble Meaning & Definition
Stubble Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Stubble?

[n] material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

Synonyms | Synonyms for Stubble: chaff | husk | shuck | stalk | straw

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See Also | bran | plant material

Stubble In Webster's Dictionary

\Stub"ble\, n. [OE. stobil, stoble, OF. estouble, estuble, F. ['e]tuele, LL. stupla, stupula, L. stipula stubble, stalk; cf. D. & G. stopped, OHG. stupfila. Cf. {Stipule}.] The stumps of wheat, rye, barley, oats, or buckwheat, left in the ground; the part of the stalk left by the scythe or sickle. ``After the first crop is off, they plow in the wheast stubble.'' --Mortimer. {Stubble goose} (Zo["o]l.), the graylag goose. [Prov. Eng.] --Chaucer. {Stubble rake}, a rake with long teeth for gleaning in stubble.

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