full-cockv.

Brit.

/ˌfʊlˈkɒk/, U.S.

/ˌfʊlˈkɑk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: full adv., cock v.¹

Etymology: < full adv. + cock v.¹, after half-cock v. Compare earlier full-cocked adj.

1. transitive. To raise the cock (cock n.¹ 17) or hammer of (a firearm) to the point from which it can be moved by pulling the trigger; to ready (a firearm) for firing. Also with the hammer as object. Now rare.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > fire (a gun) [verb (transitive)] > raise cock

bend1633

cock1636

full-cock1795

recock1797

1795 G. Bolton Remarks Present Defective State Fire-arms 49 It may be full cocked and thrown across a room twenty times, and will no more fire than when struck on the cock.

1832 T. Hood in Comic Ann. (ed. 2) 4 Us four have got a gun, and go out shooting; it's a famous good un, and sure to go off if you don't full cock it.

1892 P. Benjamin Mod. Mechanism 573 The operator revolves the handle..which opens the breech, full-cocks the firing mechanism, and throws the empty cases well to the rear.

1922 Outing Dec. 134/2 The bolt..is cammed back about 7/16-inch in raising the bolt handle, and the gun is full cocked by this action.

1965 T. V. Olsen Canyon of Gun (1988) i. 7 The interval between his full-cocking the hammer and the whisper of steel clearing the waistband of his jeans was almost imperceptible.

†2. intransitive. Of a firearm: to become full-cocked. Obsolete. rare.

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1875 ‘Stonehenge’ Brit. Rural Sports (ed. 12) i. ii. 44/2 A gun..which opens and full-cocks with a most convenient lever under the trigger-guard.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	full-cock
释义	full-cockv. Brit. /ˌfʊlˈkɒk/, U.S. /ˌfʊlˈkɑk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: full adv., cock v.¹ Etymology: < full adv. + cock v.¹, after half-cock v. Compare earlier full-cocked adj. 1. transitive. To raise the cock (cock n.¹ 17) or hammer of (a firearm) to the point from which it can be moved by pulling the trigger; to ready (a firearm) for firing. Also with the hammer as object. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > fire (a gun) [verb (transitive)] > raise cock bend1633 cock1636 full-cock1795 recock1797 1795 G. Bolton Remarks Present Defective State Fire-arms 49 It may be full cocked and thrown across a room twenty times, and will no more fire than when struck on the cock. 1832 T. Hood in Comic Ann. (ed. 2) 4 Us four have got a gun, and go out shooting; it's a famous good un, and sure to go off if you don't full cock it. 1892 P. Benjamin Mod. Mechanism 573 The operator revolves the handle..which opens the breech, full-cocks the firing mechanism, and throws the empty cases well to the rear. 1922 Outing Dec. 134/2 The bolt..is cammed back about 7/16-inch in raising the bolt handle, and the gun is full cocked by this action. 1965 T. V. Olsen Canyon of Gun (1988) i. 7 The interval between his full-cocking the hammer and the whisper of steel clearing the waistband of his jeans was almost imperceptible. †2. intransitive. Of a firearm: to become full-cocked. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1875 ‘Stonehenge’ Brit. Rural Sports (ed. 12) i. ii. 44/2 A gun..which opens and full-cocks with a most convenient lever under the trigger-guard. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1795
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