gristmill

A mill for grinding grain. gristle (as gris 1), *gris-tel, *grys-tyl, *grystylle, s [A. S. gristle , a dim in. of grist (q. v.); cogn. with O. Fris. gristel , gristl , grestel .] Anat.: The popular name of what is called by scientific men cartilage (q. v.). "The gristle of the earepiece, beeyng once cutte in twoo, cannot close ne growe together agayne."-Udall: Luke xxii.