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halfcocking

halfcocking is the present participle and gerund 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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Questions about halfcocking

What is halfcocking the present participle and gerund of?
Halfcocking is the present participle and gerund of halfcock.

Words near halfcocking in the dictionary

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

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