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gristing

gristing is the present participle and gerund of grist.

Meaning of grist

Verb

grist (third-person singular simple present grists, present participle gristing, simple past and past participle gristed)

  1. (transitive) To grind in a mill.
    • […] and another mill is erecting on the same stream near Sparrow Lake, to which a run of stones for gristing will be added.1861, Sessional Papers of the Parliament of the Province of Canada

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Questions about gristing

What is gristing the present participle and gerund of?
Gristing is the present participle and gerund of grist.

Words near gristing in the dictionary

  1. grist mills
  2. grist to the mill
  3. gristbite
  4. gristed
  5. Gristhorpe
  6. gristing
  7. gristle
  8. gristlehead
  9. gristleheads
  10. gristleless
  11. gristles

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