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wrick

[ rik ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. wrench; strain.

wrick

/ ɪ /

verb

  1. a variant spelling (chiefly Brit) of rick 2
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wrick1

1275–1325; Middle English wrikken to make abrupt movements; perhaps akin to wrinkle 1, wrench
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wrick1

C19: earlier rick; perhaps from Middle Low German wricken to move jerkily, sprain

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