English Explanatory Dictionary

halfcock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The position when the cock of a gun is at the first notch.
verb
  1. To set the cock of a firearm at the first notch.

Word forms

halfcock half cock half-cock halfcocks halfcocking halfcocked

Etymology

From half + cock.

Derived words

go off at halfcock go off halfcocked
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