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grist mill

grist mill is the alternative spelling of gristmill.

Meaning of gristmill

Noun

gristmill (plural gristmills)

  1. A mill that grinds grain; especially, a small-scale local mill that grinds grain brought by a local farmer to be exchanged for the resulting flour (less a percentage).
    • Near-synonyms: flourmill, feed mill
    Synonyms:
    flourmill, feed mill

Forms of grist mill

pluralgrist mills

Questions about grist mill

What is grist mill the alternative spelling of?
Grist mill is the alternative spelling of gristmill.

Words near grist mill in the dictionary

  1. grissly bears
  2. Grissom
  3. Grissoms
  4. grist
  5. grist for the mill
  6. grist mill
  7. grist mills
  8. grist to the mill
  9. gristbite
  10. gristed
  11. Gristhorpe

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