Definition of "grist" []

• Grain or a quantity of grain for grinding. (noun)
• Ground grain. (noun)
• (one's) Something that can be used to advantage. (idiom)

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• "The existence of the pool first became public last week when an email announcing the 2011 results was forwarded to an environmental website called grist.org."
• "The miller, therefore, takes toll of the grist, which is another source of seignorial revenue, although not a very great one, for the toll is, excepting the miller's thumb rights, not very large."
• "The crushed malt, called grist, is then mixed with hot water and left to stand so the starch can be converted into malt sugars."