wrick

wrick [rik] ExamplesWord Origin verb (used with or without object), noun

1. wrench; strain.

Origin of wrick 1275–1325; Middle English wrikken to make abrupt movements; perhaps akin to wrinkle1, wrench Examples from the Web for wrick Historical Examples of wrick

How many men would have had the courage to wrick their foot as he had done?

Tommy and Grizel

J.M. Barrie

British Dictionary definitions for wrick wrick verb

1. a variant spelling (chiefly Brit) of rick 2

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