Definition of gristmill in English:
gristmill
nounˈɡrɪs(t)mɪlˈɡrɪs(t)mɪl
A mill for grinding corn.
Example sentencesExamples
- The demand for grain was increasing and the gristmills were unable to keep up with the production.
- In 1746 a gristmill was established on the site, which survived in use until 1866, when it was moved and continued to grind for many more years.
- Soon the gristmills were no longer needed except in occasional places where they were used to grind livestock feed.
- Salt farms and gristmills dotted the coastline, their windmills tapping the sea breezes for energy.
- His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste.
Definition of gristmill in US English:
gristmill
nounˈɡris(t)milˈɡrɪs(t)mɪl
A mill for grinding grain.
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1746 a gristmill was established on the site, which survived in use until 1866, when it was moved and continued to grind for many more years.
- Soon the gristmills were no longer needed except in occasional places where they were used to grind livestock feed.
- The demand for grain was increasing and the gristmills were unable to keep up with the production.
- His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste.
- Salt farms and gristmills dotted the coastline, their windmills tapping the sea breezes for energy.