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Definitions

Noun

1. 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"

2. 2
   a mill for grinding grain (especially the customer's own grain) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

feed millflourmillmill

Example

More examples

"The town had three lumber mills, four shingle mills, and a gristmill."

Etymology

From grist + mill.

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