grist
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.
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