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precocked

/ˈpriːkɒkt/

precocked adjective: of a firearm, especially striker-fired, having its firing mechanism partially or fully cocked prior to pulling the trigger.

Adjective

precocked (comparative more precocked, superlative most precocked)

  1. Of a firearm, especially striker-fired, having its firing mechanism partially or fully cocked prior to pulling the trigger.
    • a trigger operably connected to said hammer to cause said hammer to return to its precocked position1998 April 14, Michael D Jacobson, “5,739,461 LAUNCHER”, in OFFICIAL GAZETTE of the UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, volume 1209, number 2, page 1537
    • The longer (20 cm), precocked, 18-gauge biopsy gun is then introduced to the appropriate depth and multiple slender tissue cores are obtained for cytologic and histologic studies.2006, Leopold G. Koss, Myron R. Melamed, editors, Koss' Diagnostic Cytology and Its Histopathologic Bases, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, page 1390

Forms of precocked

comparativemore precocked
superlativemost precocked

Origin of precocked

From pre- + cocked.

Questions about precocked

What does precocked mean?
Precocked means of a firearm, especially striker-fired, having its firing mechanism partially or fully cocked prior to pulling the trigger.
What part of speech is precocked?
Precocked is an adjective.
How do you pronounce precocked?
Precocked is pronounced /ˈpriːkɒkt/.

Words near precocked in the dictionary

  1. precocious puberty
  2. precociously
  3. precociousness
  4. precocities
  5. precocity
  6. precocked
  7. precode
  8. precoded
  9. precoder
  10. precoders
  11. precodes

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