gristmill

Noun

Meaning

A mill for grinding grain; especially, a mill for grinding grists, or portions of grain brought by different customers; a custom mill.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

kern moulin mill grindstone file mortar milling nutmeg grinder pestle rasp teeth pinwheel chatterbox grater
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Hypernyms

mill grinder milling machinery

Related terms

miller millstone grist

Examples

Augustus and Peter Porter purchased this area and all of American Falls in 1805 from the New York state government, and enlarged the original canal to provide hydraulic power for their gristmill and tannery. Source: Internet

Madison may have sold or donated his gristmill in support of the ACS. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

gristliness gristly gristly cartilaginous Gristwood gristy Griswold