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gristmill
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grist·mill  (grstml)
n.
A mill for grinding grain.
gristmill [ˈgrɪstˌmɪl]
n
(Engineering / General Engineering) a mill, esp one equipped with large grinding stones for grinding grain
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Noun1.gristmillgristmill - a mill for grinding grain (especially the customer's own grain)
milling machinery, grinder, mill - machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
millstone - one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain


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We are blessed with several gristmills that grind local com.
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The visibility of "domestic economy" enabled women, in turn, to assume economic roles outside the home, such as managing sawmills, gristmills, slaughterhouses, textile and clothing stores, drug shops (women were generally the acknowledged authorities on traditional medicine), and lens-grinding shops (see Davis 226-27).
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