[rick] n [ME reek, fr. OE hreac; akin to ON hraukr rick] (bef. 12c) 1: a stack (as of hay) in the open air
2: a pile of material (as cordwood) split from short logs
[2]rick vt (1623): to pile (as hay) in ricks [3]rick vt [perh. fr. ME wrikken to move unsteadily] (1798) chiefly Brit: wrench, sprain