[rik] 
| 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. |
| 4. | to form grain into a stack or pile. |
| 5. | to stack (cordwood) in ricks. |
| rick (rĭk) n. A stack of hay, straw, or similar material, especially when covered or thatched for protection from the weather. tr.v. ricked, rick·ing, ricks To pile into ricks. [Middle English reke, from Old English hrēac.] |
