Definitions for half-cocked
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
half′-cocked′(adj.)
(of a firearm) held in the position of half cock.
Category: Military
Idioms for half-cocked:
go off half-cocked,to act or speak impulsively or thoughtlessly.
Category: Idiom
Origin of half-cocked:
1800–10
Wiktionary
half-cocked(Adjective)
Not fully cocked
half-cocked(Adjective)
Not fully prepared
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