gristmill

[ grist-mil ]

/ ˈgrɪstˌmɪl /

a mill for grinding grain, especially the customer's own grain.

Origin of gristmill

First recorded in 1595–1605; grist + mill¹

grist·mill·er, noun grist·mill·ing, noun

He had scrambled through the window and overtaken the carryall before it reached the gristmill.

The Tale of Old Dog Spot |Arthur Scott Bailey
Every part of the shop was filled, as the boys set the grindstone, the lathe, and the gristmill into motion.

The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages |Roger Thompson Finlay
Further down the stream was Millvale, where were three mills, one a gristmill.

Whittier-land |Samuel T. Pickard
My mother began to improve, and at the same time my father was offered a good position as superintendent of a gristmill.

The Promised Land |Mary Antin

Then he turned around and ran down the hill as far as the gristmill.

The Tale of Old Dog Spot |Arthur Scott Bailey

gristmill

/ (ˈɡrɪstˌmɪl) /

a mill, esp one equipped with large grinding stones for grinding grain