wrick

[ rik ]

verb (used with or without object), noun

wrench; strain.

Origin of wrick

1275–1325; Middle English wrikken to make abrupt movements; perhaps akin to wrinkle¹, wrench

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British Dictionary definitions for wrick

wrick

/ (rɪk) /

verb

a variant spelling (chiefly Brit) of rick 2

Origin of wrick

C19: earlier rick; perhaps from Middle Low German wricken to move jerkily, sprain

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