Stubbled

Stubbled
Stubbled Stub"bled, a. 1. Covered with stubble. [1913 Webster]

A crow was strutting o'er the stubbled plain. --Gay. [1913 Webster]

2. Stubbed; as, stubbled legs. [Obs.] --Skelton. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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