- gristmill
- grist•mill[[t]ˈgrɪstˌmɪl[/t]] n.a mill for grinding grain•Etymology: 1595–1605 grist′mill`er, n.
From formal English to slang. 2014.
gristmill
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Gristmill — Grist mill , n. A mill for grinding grain; especially, a mill for grinding grists, or portions of grain brought by different customers; a custom mill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gristmill — c.1600, from GRIST (Cf. grist) + MILL (Cf. mill) … Etymology dictionary
gristmill — [grist′mil΄] n. a mill for grinding grain, esp. for individual customers … English World dictionary
Gristmill — Allied Mills flour mill on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal The terms gristmill or grist mill (also: corn mill or flour mill) can refer either to a building in which grain is ground into flour, or to the grinding mechanism itself … Wikipedia
gristmill — noun Date: 1602 a mill for grinding grain … New Collegiate Dictionary
gristmill — gristmiller, n. gristmilling, n. /grist mil /, n. a mill for grinding grain, esp. the customer s own grain. [1595 1605; GRIST + MILL1] * * * … Universalium
gristmill — noun A mill that grinds grain, especially grain brought by a farmer to be exchanged for the flour (less a percentage) See Also: grist … Wiktionary
gristmill — n. flour mill, mill which grinds grain … English contemporary dictionary
gristmill — noun N. Amer. a mill for grinding corn … English new terms dictionary
gristmill — /ˈgrɪstmɪl/ (say gristmil) noun a mill for grinding grain …
