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Plural of rick

regular plural

The plural of rick is ricks.

Forms of rick

Singularrick /ɹɪk/
Pluralricks
Countablecountable

Ricks in a sentence

  • Ricks as the morning after a prediction of snow by the weather bureau.1904, O. Henry, The Gentle Grafter. From the entry feetwear
  • Ricks defied the allegation, but he couldn't deny the alligators.1904, O. Henry, The Gentle Grafter. From the entry feetwear
  • Afterwards these pieces, split into small sticks ready for the stove, were thrown into a conical heap, which it was Lincoln's business to repile in shapely ricks.1961, Hamlin Garland, Boy Life on the Prairie, page 49. From the entry repile
  • These Lisley ricks are, as we say in Oxon, a “masterbit” and as much superior to the average rick as a poem to a set of newspaper verses.1949, Harold John Massingham, Chiltern Country. From the entry masterbit

Meaning of rick

  1. noun Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch.
  2. noun A stack of wood, especially cut to a regular length; also used as a measure of wood, typically four by eight feet.
  3. verb To heap up (hay, etc.) in ricks.

Full definition of rick

Questions about the plural of rick

What is the plural of rick?
The plural of rick is ricks.
Is rick countable?
Rick is a countable noun.

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