Stŭb'ble, n.

(stŭb'bl), n. [Dim. of stub, D. & Ger. stoppel, O. H. Ger. stupfila, Sw. stubb, Dan. stub, Lat. stipula, dim. of stipes. See STUB.] 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 stubble. Mortimer.