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

Their plan was to build a gristmill to grind wheat into flour, giving the tobacco industry a run for its money.

From Scientific American

Last year, Gillin and his wife helped revive the gristmill at Pioneer Village.

From Washington Times

George Washington owned property along the river for a gristmill, and James Madison spent a night in what is now Riverbend Park after fleeing a burning Washington in 1814.

From Washington Post

In the early 1970s, she helped turn a 19th-century gristmill into the Brandywine River Museum, providing a public home for hundreds of pieces by three generations of the family.

From Washington Times

And the cornmeal, grits and pancake flour were ground in the estate’s reconstructed gristmill.

From Washington Post