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

• gristmiller
  noun
• gristmilling
  noun

Etymology

Origin of gristmill

First recorded in 1595–1605; grist + mill ¹

Example Sentences

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gristmill

Clive Valentine, who built a traditional gristmill in Dandridge, in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, sees hope.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

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 rolling farmland outside New Paltz, N.Y., is a former gristmill, now the Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery, where Hudson Whiskey is made.

From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 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

The old gristmill, maybe, up by the bridge.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor