1. grist - Noun
2. grist - Verb
Ground corn; that which is ground at one time; as much grain as is carried to the mill at one time, or the meal it produces.
Supply; provision.
In rope making, a given size of rope, common grist being a rope three inches in circumference, with twenty yarns in each of the three strands.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAn idea that caught fire on Twitter and became grist for Mr. Trump demonstrates how the same echo chamber of right-wing media that boosted him in 2016 is exerting its power again just before the first primary votes are cast in 2020. Source: Internet
After two years, Fuller sold the bridge to Myron C. Lake, who continued to develop the community with the addition of a grist mill, kiln, and livery stable to the hotel and eating house. Source: Internet
A number of Muscogee chiefs acquired slaves and created cotton plantations, grist mills and businesses along the Federal Road. Source: Internet
But this weekend, I’m happy to bring you something truly heartening: I’d like you to meet the 2020 Grist 50 Fixers — your new heroes, and our cohort of emerging sustainability leaders. Source: Internet
Actual events may provide plenty of grist for the cartoon mill, but it takes a mind like Garry Trudeau's to sift through it for the hilarious kernel of truth. Source: Internet
Ah, now a merchant, a Jewish moneylender, a Moorish general, and a fool go into a bar – this is the grist for comedy, and comedy is what I do. Source: Internet