Rick
/rɪk/noun
A pile or stack, especially of hay, straw, or similar material.
Did you know?In older English, a rick was a deliberately built stack for drying and storing hay or grain, so the word carries the practical magic of preserving food through winter.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*hrikaz
“heap, stack, pile”
Old Norse
ON
hrik
“heap, stack”
Middle English
ME
rik
“stack of hay or grain”
Modern English
English
rick
“a pile or stack, especially of hay or straw”