What does "gristmill" mean?

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 a synonym for "gristmill"?

Common synonyms include: corn mill, flour mill, grain mill, mill, mill, mills.

Gristmill

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Noun

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

Synonyms

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corn mill flour mill grain mill mill mill mills

Antonyms

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no mill nonmill

Example

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

Etymology

From grist + mill.

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