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gristmill - a mill for grinding grain (especially the customer's own grain) milling machinery, grinder, mill - machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing. millstone - one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain.
Oliver's invention allowed grist mills to produce a higher quality flour-with much lower labor expenses. The Wye Grist Mill was one of the first mills to be automated with the Evans process, still in use today at the Wye Grist Mill. Oliver Evans also invented the high pressure steam engine, and was the first to design and build a wheeled vehicle powered by an engine.