stub‧ble /ˈstʌb
əl/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: estuble, from Latin stupula 'straw']
1. short stiff hairs that grow on a man’s face if he does not
shave2. short stiff pieces left in the fields after wheat, corn etc has been cut
—stubbly adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲