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rick



Pronunciation: (rik), [key]
—n.
1. Also,hayrick. Chiefly Midland U.S.a large, usually rectangular stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field, esp. when thatched or covered by a tarpaulin; an outdoor or makeshift mow.
2. a stack of cordwood or logs cut to even lengths.
3. a frame of horizontal bars and vertical supports, as used to hold barrels in a distillery, boxes in a warehouse, etc.

—v.t.
1. to form grain into a stack or pile.
2. to stack (cordwood) in ricks.

rick



Pronunciation: (rik), [key]
—v.t., v.i., n.
wrick.

Rick



Pronunciation: (rik), [key]
—n.
a male given name, form of Eric or Richard.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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