wick

(Britain, obsolete, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) Liveliness; life.

(Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) The growing part of a plant nearest to the roots.

(Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire, horticulture) (Usually plural) The parts of weed roots that remain viable in the ground after inadequate digging prior to cultivation.

(Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) A maggot.