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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: half-cock n - on a single-action firearm, a halfway position in which the hammer can be set for safety; in this position the trigger is cocked by the hammer which cannot reach the primer to fire the weapon
- go off at half-cock, go off half-cocked ⇒ to fail as a result of inadequate preparation or premature starting
half′ cock′, - Militarythe position of the hammer of a firearm when held halfway between the firing and retracted positions by a mechanism so that it will not operate.
half-cock (haf′kok′, häf′-),USA pronunciation v.t. - Militaryto set the hammer of (a firearm) at half cock.
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