halfcock

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Etymology

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From half +‎ cock.

Noun

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halfcock (uncountable)

  1. (firearms) The position when the cock of a gun is at the first notch.
    • 2010, Patrick Sweeney, 1911 The First 100 Years: The First 100 Years:
      This was bad both for the alibi reshoots it caused and subsequent delays in a match, but if the hammer fell to halfcock enough times, the half-cock notch would mar the sear tip, adversely affecting trigger pull.

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Verb

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halfcock (third-person singular simple present halfcocks, present participle halfcocking, simple past and past participle halfcocked)

  1. (firearms) To set the cock of a firearm at the first notch.

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