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Gristmill
Apparatus that grinds grain into flour / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see Cornmill (disambiguation) and Flour Mill (disambiguation).
A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) 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.
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