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stubble

stub.ble \'st*b-*l\ n [ME stuble, fr. OF estuble, fr. L stupula stalk, 
   straw, alter] often attrib . of stipula - more at STIPULE 1: the basal part 
   of herbaceous plants and esp. cereal grasses remaining at tached to the 
   soil after harvest 2: a rough surface or growth resembling stubble; esp : a 
   short grow th of beard