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stubble

Farming
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Stubble is the short stalks left standing in a field after a cereal crop has been cut.

Detailed Definition
Stubble remains after wheat, barley, oats, or another crop has been harvested, leaving the field rough with cut stems. It marks both completion and aftermath: the grain has gone, but traces of the season's growth endure. In poetry, stubble may evoke autumn, exhaustion, gleaning, poverty, or the stark beauty of a cleared landscape. Burning stubble can suggest cleansing or destruction, while birds feeding among it reveal how agricultural remains continue to support life after the main harvest.
Example
Example in poetry:
A stubble field can symbolise the aftermath of harvest and the approach of autumn; Birds feeding among stubble may show life continuing after human gathering; Bare stubble can create a stark landscape of completion and exhaustion; Burning stubble may represent cleansing, destruction, or the rapid erasure of the previous season.
Additional Notes
Stubble is the short cut stalk remaining rooted in a field after cereal harvesting. It marks the aftermath of reaping and often signals late summer or autumn. Birds and gleaners may search stubble fields for fallen grain, while burning stubble can suggest cleansing, destruction, or changing practice. In poetry, its bareness evokes completion and exhaustion. Related terms include harvest, straw, sheaf, reaping, gleaning, field, grain, and aftermath.
Other Meanings of “stubble”
Also Known As
crop stubble stalks
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