rick
noun
Also 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.
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[rik]
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Chiefly Midland U.S. Also 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.
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a stack of cordwood or logs cut to even lengths.
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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)
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to form grain into a stack or pile.
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to stack (cordwood) in ricks.
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[rik]
/ rɪk /
verb (used with or without object)
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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
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Or there are the more hyperspecific suggestions, like this one from a Neptunes knockoff: “a sample of rick james saying ‘shake ya tailfeatha’ would fit on this.”
From Slate ● Jun. 21, 2018
Although his restrained fall-winter designs featured darker hues than normal, there were rick pickings for anyone who likes a bright wardrobe.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2018
Kahn conceded just three goals, keeping five clean sheets and becoming the only goalkeeper to be named the tournament’s best player, although a rare rick in the final gifted a goal to winners Brazil.
From The Guardian ● May 28, 2014
There’s rick material to be mined in comedy when cultures, on the surface, do not mix.
From Forbes ● Sep. 16, 2013
When the wagon was loaded, it was drawn to Sir Ector’s rick and pitched to him.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
“There’s definitely more hope going into 2027 than there was a week ago,” said Rick Palacios, director of research at John Burns Research & Consulting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
But that’s not what heavyweights who have long aspired to become mayor — like billionaire developer Rick Caruso, L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
In Georgia, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms defeated billionaire health care executive Rick Jackson in the governor's race, after he poured more than $200 million of his fortune into his bid, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
But Rick Macci, the veteran American coach who guided the Williams sisters as teenagers, believes Ferrero will find it harder to improve Shelton's technical deficiencies.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
On his way to work Rick Deckard, as lord knew how many other people, stopped briefly to skulk about in front of one of San Francisco’s larger pet shops, along animal row.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Down in the tunnels, workers sorted the remains of the dead, filing them by bones into space-efficient ricks and stacks.
From The New Yorker ● May 23, 2019
Burnley’s welcome back to the Premier League ends in encouraging defeat, while Monday Night Football ends an hour later with no obvious ricks or gaffes.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 23, 2014
He never imposes himself on his characters, never plays ricks on them or the reader.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Martinsburg, W. Va., a heifer dropped down between two ricks of straw and subsisted seven weeks without water.
From Time Magazine Archive
So the beautiful moonlight streamed down calmly upon the white ricks, the white loaded waggon, and the white stubble on the slightly rising ground.
From Greene Ferne Farm by Richard Jefferies
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