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Definition: Halfcocking
Halfcock
\Half"cock`\ (-k[o^]k`), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Halfcocked(-k[o^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n.
Halfcocking.]
To set the cock of (a firearm) at the first notch.
[1913 Webster]
To go off half-cocked,
To go off halfcocked.
(a) To be discharged prematurely, or with the trigger at half
cock; -- said of a firearm.
(b) To do or say something without due thought or care.
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