gristmill

[ grist-mil ]

/ ˈgrɪstˌmɪl /

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noun

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

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Origin of gristmill

First recorded in 1595–1605; grist + mill¹

OTHER WORDS FROM gristmill

gristmiller, noungristmilling, noun

Words nearby gristmill

grissini, grist, grist for the mill, gristle, gristly, gristmill, Griswold, Griswold versus Connecticut, grit, grith, grit one's teeth

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How to use gristmill in a sentence

Fringing the townlet, new gristmill and new factory stood where the mother ditch was bridged.
Stepsons of Light|Eugene Manlove Rhodes
My mother began to improve, and at the same time my father was offered a good position as superintendent of a gristmill.
The Promised Land|Mary Antin
The sawmill and gristmill proved profitable, all my houses were tenanted, and I erected more, securing also additional land.
Making His Way|Horatio Alger, Jr.
I do not know where the men bathed, but our part of the river was just above Bonderoff's gristmill.
The Promised Land|Mary Antin

Every part of the shop was filled, as the boys set the grindstone, the lathe, and the gristmill into motion.
The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages|Roger Thompson Finlay

British Dictionary definitions for gristmill

gristmill

/ (ˈɡrɪstˌmɪl) /

noun

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

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