Rick \Rick\, n. [OE. reek, rek, AS. hre['a]c a heap; akin to hryce rick, Icel. hraukr.]

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Rick \Rick\, v. t. To heap up in ricks, as hay, etc.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)