uncock

== English == === Etymology === From un- +‎ cock. === Verb === uncock (third-person singular simple present uncocks, present participle uncocking, simple past and past participle uncocked) To straighten or flatten (remove a cocked shape). (transitive) To let down the cock of (a firearm). Synonym: decock Antonym: cock 1844, Alexandre Dumas (translated by William Robson), The Three Musketeers Chapter 27 And d'Artagnan set the example. Then, turning toward Planchet, he made him a sign to uncock his musketoon. The Englishmen, convinced of these peaceful proceedings, sheathed their swords grumblingly. To open or spread from a cock or heap, as hay.