Meaning Of The Word Half-cock
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Half-cock Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Half-cock?
half cock in American English
the halfway position of the hammer of a firearm, when the trigger is locked and cannot be pulled noun: the 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 in American English transitive verb: to set the hammer of (a firearm) at half cock half-cock in British English noun: 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 |
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