gristmill

[ grist-mil ]

/ ˈgrɪstˌmɪl /

noun

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

Nearby words

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

Origin of gristmill

First recorded in 1595–1605; grist + mill¹

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

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Examples from the Web for gristmill

He had scrambled through the window and overtaken the carryall before it reached the gristmill.
The Tale of Old Dog Spot|Arthur Scott Bailey
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
Further down the stream was Millvale, where were three mills, one a gristmill.
Whittier-land|Samuel T. Pickard
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

Then he turned around and ran down the hill as far as the gristmill.
The Tale of Old Dog Spot|Arthur Scott Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for gristmill

gristmill

/ (ˈɡrɪstˌmɪl) /

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for gristmill

gristmill

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