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stubble

UK/ˈstʌb.əl/ US/ˈstʌbʌl/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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From Middle English stuble, from Anglo-Norman stuble, estuble, from Old French estoble, esteule (whence Modern French éteule), from Latin stipula (“stalk, straw”). Cognate with Dutch stoppel, Central German Stoppel, Upper German Stupfel.

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