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halfcocks

halfcocks is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 halfcocks

What is halfcocks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Halfcocks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of halfcock.

Words near halfcocks in the dictionary

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

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