rick 1
— ricker , n.
/rik/ , 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.
4. to form grain into a stack or pile.
5. to stack (cordwood) in ricks.
[ bef. 900; ME rek ( e ), reek, OE hreac; akin to ON hraukr, OFris reak, MD rooc, roke ]
rick 2
/rik/ , v.t., v.i., n.
wrick.