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halfcocked

halfcocked is the simple past and past participle of halfcock.

Meaning of halfcock

Verb

halfcock (third-person singular simple present halfcocks, present participle halfcocking, simple past and past participle halfcocked)

  1. To set the cock of a firearm at the first notch.

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Phrases with halfcocked

Questions about halfcocked

What is halfcocked the simple past and past participle of?
Halfcocked is the simple past and past participle of halfcock.

Words near halfcocked in the dictionary

  1. halfbreed
  2. halfbreeds
  3. halfbrother
  4. halfbrothers
  5. halfcock
  6. halfcocked
  7. halfcocking
  8. halfcocks
  9. halfcourt
  10. halfcourts
  11. halfdead

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