Stubble (noun)

1. The short, stiff, coarse growth of hair on a man's face after shaving.
2. The stalks of grain left standing in a field after the grain has been cut or threshed.
3. A thin layer of short, stiff growth on the ground, as of grass or weeds.

Origin:

Middle english stuble, from old english styb(b)le; akin to old high german stubal stubble, and probably to latin stuppeus made of tow.

Examples:

1. He had a stubble of beard on his chin.
2. The field was covered in stubble after the harvest.
3. The stubble on the ground was scratchy underfoot.
4. The farmer plowed under the stubble.
5. After shaving, he had a rough stubble on his face.