gristmill

[ grist-mil ]

noun

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

gristmill

/ ˈɡrɪstˌmɪl /

noun

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

Other Words From

• gristmiller noun
• gristmilling noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gristmill¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; grist + mill ¹

Example Sentences

Fringing the townlet, new gristmill and new factory stood where the mother ditch was bridged.

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My mother began to improve, and at the same time my father was offered a good position as superintendent of a gristmill.

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The sawmill and gristmill proved profitable, all my houses were tenanted, and I erected more, securing also additional land.

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I do not know where the men bathed, but our part of the river was just above Bonderoff's gristmill.

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Every part of the shop was filled, as the boys set the grindstone, the lathe, and the gristmill into motion.

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