grist mill
Flour-making building
A grist mill is a mill for grinding grain into flour or meal.
The term preserves the old word grist, meaning grain to be ground.
The expression grist for the mill means raw material that can be put to use—anything that serves a purpose or feeds a process: Every experience was grist for her novels.
River-powered rotating mechanism
- millraceChannel driving water wheels
- millpondDammed water powering machinery
- sluiceGated water conduit
- damWater-holding barrier
flume · headrace · tailrace · overshot · undershot · penstock · spillway · weir
Grain-crushing circular stone
- grindstoneRotating stone for sharpening
- burrClinging seed case
- quernManual grain grinder
- pulverizeCrush to powder
crush · grind · coarse · fine · meal · grit · powder · roller
One who escapes suddenly
- sifterFine-mesh separating tool
- chuteInclined passage for descent
- hopperTapered dispensing container
- binStorage or disposal vessel
loft · timber frame · loading dock · wagon · foundation · raceway
Of occupied territories
- historicOf lasting significance
- restoredReturned to original condition
- preservedKept from deterioration
- landmarkNotable point of reference
museum · demonstration · living history · National Register · tourism · craft · traditional · artisan
waterwheel
River-powered rotating mechanism
- millraceChannel driving water wheels
- millpondDammed water powering machinery
- sluiceGated water conduit
dam · flume · headrace · tailrace · overshot · undershot · penstock · spillway · weir · current
wheat
Cereal crop for flour
oats · millet · sorghum · buckwheat · spelt · teff · kernel · chaff · grain · meal
millstone
Grain-crushing circular stone
- grindstoneRotating stone for sharpening
- burrClinging seed case
- quernManual grain grinder
pulverize · crush · grind · coarse · fine · meal · grit · powder · roller · stone-ground
bolter
One who escapes suddenly
bin · loft · timber frame · loading dock · wagon · foundation · raceway
colonial
Of occupied territories
- historicOf lasting significance
- restoredReturned to original condition
- preservedKept from deterioration
landmark · museum · demonstration · living history · National Register · tourism · craft · traditional · artisan · interpretation
- Old Villagethatched cottage, cobblestone street, blacksmith shop, town square, church steeple
- pioneer villagelog cabins, cabins, general store, blacksmith, sawmill
- Rural Businessesfarm, ranch, dairy farm, orchard, feed store
- windmillsblades, Dutch windmills, rotor, sails, millstone
- farm heritagefarmstead, barns, farm tools, farmhouses, barn dance
- grindersgrinder, angle grinder, bench grinder, burr grinder, coffee grinder
grist millsawmill
Log-to-board factory
lumber mill · textile mill · cotton mill · paper mill · woolen mill