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half cock
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.
Origin:
1695–1705
1695–1705
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verb (used with object)
to set the hammer of (a firearm) at half cock.
Origin:
1825–35
1825–35
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