rick
1[ rik ]
/ rɪk /
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.
Words nearby rick
ricin, ricinoleic, ricinoleic acid, ricinolein, ricinus oil, rick, rickenbacker, ricker, rickets, ricketts, rickettsia
Origin of rick
1before 900; Middle English rek(e), reek, Old English hrēac; akin to Old Norse hraukr, Old Frisian reak, Middle Dutch rooc, roke
OTHER WORDS FROM rick
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British Dictionary definitions for ricker (1 of 3)
ricker
/ (ˈrɪkə) /
noun
a young kauri tree of New Zealand
Word Origin for ricker
from earlier use of the trunks as ships' rigging
British Dictionary definitions for ricker (2 of 3)
rick1
/ (rɪk) /
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
British Dictionary definitions for ricker (3 of 3)
rick2
/ (rɪk) /
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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