About The Word Stubble
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Stubble
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Stubble: 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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