gristmill

gristmill noun: 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).

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Noun

gristmill (plural gristmills)

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
- Next day after school, I drove over to the town hall and found out where Hay was building their dinky little shoebox of a house. It was out in the sticks, out past the old gristmill. I drove out there around dusk. The place was framed; the chimney was up. Overhead was a pockmarked moon.2008, Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, Ch.1, at p.11
Synonyms:

flourmill, feed mill

gristmill meaning in Assamese

gristmill in Assamese

mill that grinds grain: জাঁতমিল zãtomil

Synonyms of gristmill

Forms of gristmill

plural	gristmills

Origin of gristmill

From grist + mill.

Words that rhyme with gristmill

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Questions about gristmill

What does gristmill mean?: Gristmill means 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).
What is gristmill in Assamese?: Gristmill in Assamese is জাঁতমিল (zãtomil). See Gristmill meaning in Assamese.
What part of speech is gristmill?: Gristmill is a noun.
What is the plural of gristmill?: The plural of gristmill is gristmills.

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