rick

[rik]

noun

Also hayrick. Chiefly Midland U.S. a large, usually rectangular stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field, especially when thatched or covered by a tarpaulin; an outdoor or makeshift mow.

a stack of cordwood or logs cut to even lengths.

a frame of horizontal bars and vertical supports, as used to hold barrels in a distillery, boxes in a warehouse, etc.

verb (used with object)

to form grain into a stack or pile.

to stack (cordwood) in ricks.

Origin of rick

before 900; Middle English rek(e), reek, Old English hrēac; akin to Old Norse hraukr, Old Frisian reak, Middle Dutch rooc, roke

Related formsrick·er, noun

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Historical Examples of ricker

"Not by Ricker, for the best of all possible reasons," said Maxwell, with a laugh.
The Story of a Play
W. D. Howells
But I think I shall do Ricker's letters for him this winter at least.
The Story of a Play
W. D. Howells
Mrs. Ricker and Kitton accepted the situation with fine philosophy.
Friendship Village
Zona Gale
Mis' Ricker gettin' her fortune so puts her beyond the wolf.
Friendship Village
Zona Gale
He had determined to see the Ricker ranch and pay her owners a visit.
Mason of Bar X Ranch
Henry Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for ricker

ricker

noun

a young kauri tree of New Zealand

Word Origin for ricker

from earlier use of the trunks as ships' rigging

rick

noun

a large stack of hay, corn, peas, etc, built in the open in a regular-shaped pile, esp one with a thatched top

verb

(tr) to stack or pile into ricks

Word Origin for rick

Old English hrēac; related to Old Norse hraukr

rick

noun

a wrench or sprain, as of the back

verb

(tr) to wrench or sprain (a joint, a limb, the back, etc)

Word Origin for rick

C18: see wrick

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Word Origin and History for ricker

rick

Old English hreac "stack of hay or straw," from Proto-Germanic *khraukaz (cf. Old Norse hraukr, Frisian reak, Dutch rook "heap"); perhaps related to ridge.