Rick

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• Rick — bezeichnet einen besonders im Englischen gebräuchlichen Männernamen und eine auch ins Deutsche übernommene Kurzform von Richard den Namen einer Aussenwacht in der Schweizer Gemeinde Pfäffikon ZH, siehe Rick (Schweiz) ein Hindernis im Pferdesport …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Rick — (r[i^]k), n. [OE. reek, rek, AS. hre[ a]c a heap; akin to hryce rick, Icel. hraukr.] A stack or pile, as of grain, straw, or hay, in the open air, usually protected from wet with thatching. [1913 Webster] Golden clusters of beehive ricks, rising… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rick — may refer to: * Rick (film) *Rickenbacker, a guitar manufacturer *A shortened version of the given name Richard *Hay rick, a term with multiple meanings in regard to cutting and collecting hay *A frame of horizontal bars and vertical supports, as …   Wikipedia

• Rick — Rick, v. t. To heap up in ricks, as hay, etc. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• rick — Ⅰ. rick [1] ► NOUN ▪ a stack of hay, corn, or straw, especially one built into a regular shape and thatched. ORIGIN Old English. Ⅱ. rick [2] ► NOUN ▪ a slight sprain or strain, especially in the neck or back …   English terms dictionary

• rick|et|y — «RIHK uh tee», adjective. 1. liable to fall or break down; shaky or weak: »a rickety old chair. SYNONYM(S): tottering. 2. having rickets; suffering from rickets. 3. feeble in the joints. –rick´et|i|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• rick|le — «RIHK uhl», noun. Scottish. 1. a heap. 2. a small rick of hay or grain. ╂[< rick1 + le, a diminutive suffix] …   Useful english dictionary

• Rick — (Hylde), kleiner Küstenfluß bei Greifswald (preußischer Regierungsbezirk Stralsund), durch welchen die Stadt mit dem Greifswalder Bodden in Verbindung steht …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• rick — [ rık ] noun count 1. ) a large neat pile of HAY or STRAW (=dry stems of grass or wheat) that is covered and left in a field: HAYRICK 2. ) a neat pile of wood …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Rick — Sn Latte, Lattengestell , Hindernis beim Pferderennen per. Wortschatz reg. (18. Jh.) Stammwort. Das gleiche Wort wie Reck. deutsch gwn …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

• rick — O.E. hreac stack of hay or straw, from P.Gmc. *khraukaz (Cf. O.N. hraukr, Fris. reak, Du. rook heap ); perhaps related to RIDGE (Cf. ridge) …   Etymology dictionary