{ or , n. [ AS. wīc village, fr. L. vicus. In some names of places, perhaps fr. Icel. vīk an inlet, creek, bay. See Vicinity, and cf. Villa. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A street; a village; a castle; a dwelling; a place of work, or exercise of authority; -- now obsolete except in composition; as, bailiwick, Warwick, Greenwick. Stow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Curling) A narrow port or passage in the rink or course, flanked by the stones of previous players. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A variant of 1st wick. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. pl.; sing. Wichita /sing>. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians native of the region between the Arkansas and Red rivers. They are related to the Pawnees. See Pawnees. [ 1913 Webster ]