grist vs whit

grist

noun
  • A given size of rope, common grist being a rope three inches in circumference, with twenty yarns in each of the three strands. 

  • Grain that is to be ground in a mill. 

verb
  • To grind in a mill. 

whit

noun
  • The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota. 

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