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Half-cock

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Noun

1. half-cock

confusion resulting from lack of preparation

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Half-cock

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noun
1. 
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
2.  go off at half-cock

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Half-cock

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the halfway position of the hammer of a firearm, when the trigger is locked and cannot be pulled

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