He sharpened the scythes on the grindstone, slaughtered a pig, caught and salted fish, ground barley in a water-driven gristmill and grew and stored potatoes. 他用砂轮磨镰刀,宰猪,抓鱼腌鱼,在水磨坊碾大麦,种土豆收土豆。
A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill or flour mill) grinds grain into flour. The term can refer to both the grinding mechanism and the building that holds it.