Coffee has initially been a food â chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
RICK
haystack, hayrick, rick
(noun) a stack of hay
crick, kink, rick, wrick
(noun) a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (ârickâ and âwrickâ are British)
twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick
(verb) twist suddenly so as to sprain; âwrench oneâs ankleâ; âThe wrestler twisted his shoulderâ; âthe hikers sprained their ankles when they fellâ; âI turned my ankle and couldnât walk for several daysâ
rick
(verb) pile in ricks; ârick hayâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
rick (plural ricks)
Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch.
(US) A stack of wood, especially cut to a regular length; also used as a measure of wood, typically four by eight feet.
Verb
rick (third-person singular simple present ricks, present participle ricking, simple past and past participle ricked)
To heap up (hay, etc.) in ricks.
Etymology 2
Verb
rick (third-person singular simple present ricks, present participle ricking, simple past and past participle ricked)
To slightly sprain or strain the neck, back, ankle etc.
Etymology 3
Abbreviated form from recruit.
Noun
rick (plural ricks)
(military, pejorative and demeaning) A brand new (naive) boot camp inductee.
Anagrams
• crik
Etymology
Proper noun
Rick
A diminutive of the male given name Richard, or sometimes of related names, such as Ricardo.
A surname.
Anagrams
• crik
Source: Wiktionary
Rick, n. Etym: [OE. reek, rek, AS. hreĂĄc a heap; akin to hryce rick, Icel. hraukr.]
Definition: A stack or pile, as of grain, straw, or hay, in the open air, usually protected from wet with thatching. Golden clusters of beehive ricks, rising at intervals beyond the hedgerows. G. Eliot.
Rick, v. t.
Definition: To heap up in ricks, as hay, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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