gristmill

[grist-mil]

noun

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

Origin of gristmill

First recorded in 1595–1605; grist + mill¹

Related formsgrist·mill·er, noungrist·mill·ing, noun

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Historical Examples of gristmill

Further down the stream was Millvale, where were three mills, one a gristmill.
Whittier-land
Samuel T. Pickard
We passed his gristmill on Mill River, the only one in the neighborhood.
The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume I (of 2)
Hazard Stevens
Then he turned around and ran down the hill as far as the gristmill.
The Tale of Old Dog Spot
Arthur Scott Bailey
They are making a windmill to saw lumber and we also have a gristmill.
Narrative of New Netherland
Various
Luckily the gristmill had not quite all the wheat in the world.
The Tale of Frisky Squirrel
Arthur Scott Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for gristmill

gristmill

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for gristmill

c.1600, from grist (n.) + mill (n.).