rick

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Noun

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[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪk

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English hrēac

[edit] Noun

rick (plural ricks)

1. a stack or pile, as of grain, wood, straw, or hay, in the open air, usually protected from wet with thatching

IN the southern United States, firewood is measured by the cord. A cord is measured as 8 feet by 4 feet by 4 feet. A rick is half of a cord. This makes a rick measured as 4 feet by 4 feet by 4 feet.

[edit] Etymology 2

Middle English wricke

[edit] Verb

to rick (third-person singular simple present ricks, present participle ricking, simple past and past participle ricked)

1. slightly sprain or strain the neck, back, ankle etc.

[edit] Etymology 3

Abbreviated form from recruit

[edit] Noun

rick (plural ricks)

1. (military, pejorative and demeaning) A brand new (naive) boot camp inductee.

   No turning back now rick, you are property of the US government, no longer protected by the bill of rights; you follow the UCMJ now.