Vocabulary : Gristmill to Grivet
Gristmill : A mill for grinding grain; especially, a mill for grinding grists, or portions of grain brought by different customers; a custom mill.Grit : Sand or gravel; rough, hard particles. ;; The coarse part of meal. ;; Grain, esp. oats or wheat, hulled and coarsely ground; in high milling, fragments of cracked wheat smaller than groats. ;; A hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; as, millstone grit; -- called also gritrock and gritstone. The name is also applied to a finer sharp-grained sandstone; as, grindstone grit. ;; Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit. ;; Firmness of mind; invincible spirit; unyielding courage; fortitude. ;; To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind. ;; To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth.
Grith : Peace; security; agreement.
Gritrock : Alt. of Gritstone
Gritstone : See Grit, n., 4.
