gristmill

American  

[grist-mil] / ˈgrɪstˌmɪl /

noun

1. a mill for grinding grain, especially the customer's own grain.

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gristmill British  

/ ˈɡrɪstˌmɪl /

noun

1. a mill, esp one equipped with large grinding stones for grinding grain

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• gristmiller
  noun
• gristmilling
  noun

Etymology

Origin of gristmill

First recorded in 1595–1605; grist + mill ¹

Example Sentences

Their plan was to build a gristmill to grind wheat into flour, giving the tobacco industry a run for its money.

From Scientific American • Nov. 9, 2021

In the village of Coolville, Ohio, another stop on the Summer Food Bus route, a Main Street with a handful of relatively forlorn 19th-century structures demonstrates the village’s long-gone heyday as a gristmill town.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2019

“Macneal is clearly engrossed in the Pre-Raphaelite movement and especially in the plight of women who were churned through the gristmill of poverty and spat out again.”

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2019

It is interesting to note, however, that Mount Vernon dining includes Colonial-era favorites, including hoecakes with country ham, Virginia peanut soup, and grits from the estate’s gristmill.

From Washington Times • Apr. 22, 2018

The old gristmill, maybe, up by the bridge.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor