Grain Mill

Gristmill

A gristmill grinds cereal grain into flour and middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that has been separated from its chaff in preparation for grinding.

Mill (grinding)

A mill is a device, often a structure, machine or kitchen appliance, that breaks solid materials into smaller pieces by grinding, crushing, or cutting. Such comminution is an important unit operation in many processes. There are many different types of mills and many types of materials processed in them. Historically, mills were powered by hand or by animals, working animal, wind (windmill) or water (watermill). In the modern era, they are usually powered by electricity.

Grain

A grain is a small, hard, dry fruit (caryopsis)–with or without an attached hull layer–harvested for human or animal consumption. A grain crop is a grain-producing plant. The two main types of commercial grain crops are cereals and legumes.

grain

Noun

1. The harvested seeds of various grass food crops, especially wheat, maize, rye, barley, and rice.
2. Similar seeds from any food crop, e.g., buckwheat, amaranth, quinoa.

Verb

1. To feed grain to.
2. To make granular; to form into grains.

mill

Noun

1. A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.)
2. The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.

Verb

1. To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.
2. To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.