Plural of rick; large piles or stacks of hay, straw, or grain that are stored outdoors.
From Old Norse 'hrekkr' (a heap or stack), the word entered Old English and has been used for centuries to describe agricultural storage methods.
Haystacks (also called ricks) were so important to farmers that they featured in famous artwork and literature—they're like the original grain silos before mechanical storage was invented.
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