carrick

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Carrick \Car"rick\, n. (Naut.)
   A carack. See {Carack}.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Carrick bend} (Naut.), a kind of knot, used for bending
      together hawsers or other ropes.

   {Carrick bitts} (Naut.), the bitts which support the
      windlass. --Totten.
      [1913 Webster]

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Carrick, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
   Population (2000):    156
   Housing Units (2000): 67
   Land area (2000):     0.068442 sq. miles (0.177263 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.068442 sq. miles (0.177263 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            11481
   Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
   Location:             41.446118 N, 122.363368 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Carrick, CA
    Carrick