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  • 11rick — 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) …

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  • 12rick — rick1 [rik] n. [ME rec, reek < OE hreac, akin to Du rook, ON hruga, a heap < IE * (s)kreuk > RIDGE] 1. a stack of hay, straw, etc. in a field, esp. one covered or thatched for protection from rain ☆ 2. a pile of firewood like a cord, but …

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  • 13rick|ey — «RIHK ee», noun, plural eys. 1. a drink made with limes, sugar, carbonated water, and gin or other alcoholic liquor. 2. a nonalcoholic carbonated drink made with lime juice. ╂[American English, reputedly < a Colonel Rickey] …

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  • 14rick — car·rick; car·rick·ma·cross; der·rick·man; gar·rick; med·rick; rick·ard·ite; rick·et·i·ly; rick·et·i·ness; rick·ets; rick·etts·emia; rick·ett·sia; rick·ett·si·a·ce·ae; rick·ett·si·al; rick·ett·si·a·les; rick·ett·si·o·sis; rick·ett·sio·stat·ic;… …

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  • 15Rick — 1. Das hät nich Rick orer Schick. – Frommann, II, 224. Passt in keiner Weise. Schick = Geschick, Füglichkeit. *2. He wiset up dat Rick, man nich up de Höner. – Globus, VIII. *3. Hei is up et Rick kommen. (Niedersachsen.) – Klein, 88. Er ist… …

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  • 16Rick — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Rick », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Rick peut se référer : Au cinéma Rick, film… …

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  • 17rick — I UK [rɪk] / US verb [transitive] Word forms rick : present tense I/you/we/they rick he/she/it ricks present participle ricking past tense ricked past participle ricked British to injure a part of your body such as your back or neck by twisting… …

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  • 18rick — crick, rick Both words are commonly used of strains or sprains of the neck, back, joints, etc. Crick appeared earlier (15c as a noun, though not until 19c as a verb); rick is apparently of dialect origin and is first recorded as a verb in about… …

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  • 19rick —    a traditional unit of volume for firewood. A rick represents a stack of split firewood 4 feet high and 8 feet long, the logs being of a standard length, usually 16 inches. This is equivalent to 1/3 cord or 1.208 steres. However, because the… …

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  • 20Rick — Rịck, das; [e]s, e, auch: s [mhd. (md.) rick(e), zu: rīhen, ↑ 1reihen]: 1. (landsch.) a) Latte, Stange; b) Gestell aus Stangen; Lattengestell. 2. ( …

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