Definition of Halfcack
Half"cock` (-k&obreve;k`), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Halfcocked(-k&obreve;kt);
p. pr. & vb. n. Halfcocking.] To set
the cock of (a firearm) at the first notch.
To go off halfcocked. (a) To
be discharged prematurely, or with the trigger at half cock; -- said
of a firearm. (b) To do or say something
without due thought or care. [Colloq. or Low]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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