halfcock

== English == === Alternative forms === half cock, half-cock === Etymology === From half +‎ cock. === Noun === halfcock (uncountable) (firearms) The position when the cock of a gun is at the first notch. ==== Derived terms ==== go off at halfcock ==== Translations ==== === Verb === halfcock (third-person singular simple present halfcocks, present participle halfcocking, simple past and past participle halfcocked) (firearms) To set the cock of a firearm at the first notch. ==== Derived terms ==== go off halfcocked