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grist definition

grist (grist)

noun

grain that is to be or has been ground; esp., a batch of such grain

Etymology: ME < OE, akin to OHG grist- in gristgrimmon, to gnash the teeth: for prob. IE base see grime

grist Idioms

grist to someone's mill

anything that someone can use profitably

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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