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half-cocked definition

half·-cocked (haf′käkt′)

adjective

having the hammer at half cock: said of a firearm
half-cocked Idioms

go off half-cocked

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  1. to go off too soon: said of a firearm
  2. to speak or act thoughtlessly or too hastily
    also go off at half cock

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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I thought half cocked position on a gun would prevent it from going off?

Posted by sue caroline 74 days ago.

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