bristles vs stubble

bristles

stubble

noun
  • The short stalks left in a field after crops have been harvested. 

  • Short, coarse hair, especially on a man’s face. 

verb
  • To produce a crop in a field of stubble that remains after a preceding crop is removed, either by sowing a second crop or by allowing shoots to sprout from the roots of the stubble. 

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