stubble field en · NOUN
Etymology
Compound of stubble + field.
Meanings
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A field covered in stubble after harvesting.
Where wood is plentiful enough, there cannot be a better method than thus spreading dry small wood over a stubble field, and burning that and the stubble together.
1758, Thomas Hale et al., A Compleat Body of Husbandry […], 2nd edition, volume 1, page 194:Essex Fire and Rescue Service said the fire started in a tractor and a hay baler and then began to spread to the stubble fields.
2023 August 24, Helen Burchell, “Great Sampford tractor fire spreads to stubble field”, in BBC News:Standing under a gray washed sky, the blonde stubble fields around him, Mr. Bear dropped his head for a moment and then suddenly brightened.
1979 December 3, Karen de Witt, “Rebellious Mennonite Faces New Test”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stubblefield | alternative | lexicographic | |
| stubble fields | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| stubble-field | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (12)
nl stoppelveld (Translations) · fo opinekra (Translations) · sh strnište (Translations) · hu tarló (Translations) · de Stoppelacker (Translations) · it secciaio (Translations) · nn stubbåker (Translations) · nb stubbåker (Translations) · sv stubbåker (Translations) · fo ekra (Translations) · de Stoppelfeld (Translations) · es rastrojero (Translations)