ricker

/ (ˈrɪkə) /

noun

a young kauri tree of New Zealand

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Word Origin for ricker

from earlier use of the trunks as ships' rigging

Words nearby ricker

ricinoleic acid, ricinolein, ricinus oil, rick, Rickenbacker, ricker, rickets, Ricketts, rickettsia, Rickettsia akari, Rickettsia australis

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Just ahead, the trail branched off towards the Ricker ranch.
Mason of Bar X Ranch|Henry Bennett
Jean Barry the deputy had come with them to run the Marshals car back to the Ricker ranch.
Mason of Bar X Ranch|Henry Bennett
Ricker had been free in his recognition of the excellence of Maxwell's work, and quick to appreciate its importance to the paper.
The Quality of Mercy|W. D. Howells
When Mason arrived at the Ricker ranch in his racer there was an ominous silence about the place that confirmed his worst fears.
Mason of Bar X Ranch|Henry Bennett

News two weeks old and my sister and Josephine in the clutches of that fiend at the Ricker ranch!
Mason of Bar X Ranch|Henry Bennett

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