half-cockn.adv.adj.

Brit.

/ˌhɑːfˈkɒk/, U.S.

/ˌhæfˈkɑk/,

/ˈhæfˌkɑk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half adj., cock n.¹

Etymology: < half adj. + cock n.¹

A. n.

1. With reference to a firearm: the position of the cock (cock n.¹ 17) or hammer when raised only halfway and held by the catch, from which it cannot be moved by pulling the trigger. Chiefly in at (also on) half cock; see also to go off at half-cock at Phrases. Cf. full cock n. 1.In early use in an apparently common figurative expression, with reference a person's open or gaping mouth; see also quot. 1689 at half-cocked adj. 1.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] > half-cock

half-cock1745

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [adverb] > cocked

at (also on) full cock1744

half-cock1745

at (also on) cock1833

a1676 J. Dunton Hue & Cry after Conscience (1685) 22 The Auditory stood with their Mouths at half cock.

1693 England's Merry Jester 31 Two Country Fellows going by Saint Pauls, as it is now Magnificent in building, says one to the other, (who stood with his Mouth at half Cock), look you here Robin, here's a great House.

1734 J. T. Desaguliers Course Exper. Philos. I. 454 The Gun being at Half-Cock, the Spring acts upon the Tumbler with more Advantage.

1753 Extracts Trial J. Stewart in Scots Mag. Aug. 401/2 The..gun was in use, when going to be snapped, to stand at half cock.

1789 Ann. Reg. 1787 Chron. 211/2 He thought indeed that they had both been fired, notwithstanding the circumstance of the lock being on half cock.

1847 Infantry Man. (1854) 40 The cock is..to be drawn back to the catch of the half-cock.

1875 J. D. Dougall Shooting 173 The rule should be to carry the gun always on half-cock, unless game is immediately before you.

1932 A. Bell Cherry Tree (1985) vi. 62 The one time she swept out before me within easy range my gun happened to be at half-cock!

2014 M. Dugard Explorers 259 The shotgun's empty left barrel and its right barrel were still at half cock.

†2. Watchmaking. A balance-cock with an aperture. Cf. cock n.¹ 19. Obsolete. rare.Apparently an informal descriptive use, not a technical term.

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the world > time > instruments for measuring time > watch > [noun] > parts of

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bar-movement1903

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jewel bearing1954

1701 London Gaz. No. 3717/4 A Silver Pendulum Minuit Watch.., with a bob Ballance, and Glass in the half Cock.

B. adv.

a. With reference to a firearm: with the cock or hammer raised only halfway and held by the catch; at half-cock (see sense A. 1). Chiefly in to go off half-cock at Phrases.

1853 F. Galton Narr. Explorer Trop. S. Afr. x. 300 I do not approve of carrying a gun half-cock.

1913 Evening Tel. & Post (Dundee) 19 Feb. 5/4 If he had had it half-cock it would not have gone off.

2012 marlinowners.com 30 Oct. (accessed 7 Sept. 2022) I always store it half cock, hammer down IMHO is only when the triggers pulled.

b. Of an action: (done) without proper preparation or due consideration. Chiefly in to go off half-cock at Phrases.

1963 F. I. S. Tuker Approach to Battle xiii. 202 The outcome was sadly reminiscent of what had gone before... If anything was half-cock, this was.

1994 I. Botham My Autobiogr. xix. 352 But, until now, so much of this has been done half-cock.

2014 @darr5479 23 Aug. in twitter.com (accessed 13 May 2022) Anybody want my great north run place just not got time to train this year and aint doing it half cock.

2. Cricket. With reference to a defensive stroke: with the bat held straight, positioned roughly over the crease, so that the ball is allowed to hit it; neither forward nor backward.Usually with the negative implication that the batter has misjudged the length of the ball and is having to improvise a stroke from a poor position.

1885 Carthusian Oct. 109/1 Parry..played half-cock at a straight one from Streatfeild, and paid the penalty.

1912 C. B. Fry Cricket (1920) vii. 160 It is extremely bad to play ‘half-cock’ under the impression that one is really playing forward.

2019 Indian Express (Nexis) 26 Nov. In the first innings against an Umesh Yadav delivery that angled in, he played half-cock and pushed hard at the ball, getting a thick outside edge in the process.

C. adj.

Cricket. Denoting a defensive batting stroke in which the bat is held straight, positioned roughly over the crease, so that the ball is allowed to hit it.In early use usually referring in a positive sense to a shot successfully improvised after the batter has misjudged the length of the ball. Now typically used more negatively with the emphasis on the batter’s misjudgement.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [adjective] > types of stroke

slashing1832

skied1868

on-side1898

agricultural1899

offside1900

skimming1930

slashed1974

1888 R. H. Lyttelton in A. G. Steel & R. H. Lyttelton Cricket (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) ii. 52 He may, after he has got forward and perceived his error, effect a compromise and perform what is sometimes called a ‘half-cock stroke’.

1907 Evening News 13 Dec. 5/2 It's a horse to a hen that the ‘half-cock’ shot, played in his own way, was the main feature of his fine defensive innings.

1935 Daily Mail 31 July 10/1 Hutton made an indetermined sort of half-cock defensive stroke and had his wicket most comprehensively wrecked.

1964 Times 18 Aug. 4/4 A half cock push cost Young his valuable wicket without addition to the score.

2010 @additiyom 26 Dec. in twitter.com (accessed 1 Dec. 2019) Murali does one half-cock prod to Mid-On, Shastri goes: ‘Good shot, very good shot by Vijay.’

Phrases

to go off (at) half-cock. Now chiefly British.

a. Of a firearm: to be fired with the cock or hammer raised only halfway, i.e. in a position in which the catch would normally prevent the firing of the weapon; (hence) to be fired accidentally or prematurely; = to go off half-cocked (see half-cocked adj. Phrases a).

1744 E. Kimber Relation Exped. Gates of St. Augustine 25 One of the Centries from the Guard..had the Misfortune to have his Piece go off, at Half-Cock.

1753 D. Henry Hist. Descr. Tower of London 37 Dog-locks..have a Ketch to secure them from going off at Half-cock.

1875 Philadelphia Inquirer 16 Sept. 1/4 The weapon went off half-cock.

1910 H. Scribner Mem. Lucas County I. xvii. 408 If it went off at half-cock the projection from the hammer would leave a certain indenture in the shell of the cartridge.

2016 S. Ferguson Post Office in Ireland (e-book ed.) This petition also suggested the gun might not have been in perfect repair and went off at half-cock.

b. Of a person: to speak or act rashly, impetuously, or prematurely, esp. so as to fail in achieving or completing one's objective; = to go off half-cocked (see half-cocked adj. Phrases b).

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the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [verb (intransitive)] > be premature (in acting)

to go off half-cocked1833

break1897

to beat (also jump) the gun1933

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > unpreparedness > act or speak without preparation [verb (intransitive)]

to go off half-cocked1833

1834 Working Man's Advocate (N.Y.) 25 Oct. He is very apt (if we may be allowed the expression) to go off at half cock.

1862 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 2nd Ser. i. ii. 38 Now don't go off half-cock.

1933 C. St. J. Sprigg Fatality in Fleet St. xi. 142 If you would listen to me, instead of going off at half-cock.

1965 Economist 9 Oct. 111/2 An analysis of the coup that went off half-cock.

2003 E. Noble Reading Group 167 She probably knew you'd go off at half cock.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	half-cock
释义	half-cockn.adv.adj. Brit. /ˌhɑːfˈkɒk/, U.S. /ˌhæfˈkɑk/, /ˈhæfˌkɑk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half adj., cock n.¹ Etymology: < half adj. + cock n.¹ A. n. 1. With reference to a firearm: the position of the cock (cock n.¹ 17) or hammer when raised only halfway and held by the catch, from which it cannot be moved by pulling the trigger. Chiefly in at (also on) half cock; see also to go off at half-cock at Phrases. Cf. full cock n. 1.In early use in an apparently common figurative expression, with reference a person's open or gaping mouth; see also quot. 1689 at half-cocked adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] > half-cock half-cock1745 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [adverb] > cocked at (also on) full cock1744 half-cock1745 at (also on) cock1833 a1676 J. Dunton Hue & Cry after Conscience (1685) 22 The Auditory stood with their Mouths at half cock. 1693 England's Merry Jester 31 Two Country Fellows going by Saint Pauls, as it is now Magnificent in building, says one to the other, (who stood with his Mouth at half Cock), look you here Robin, here's a great House. 1734 J. T. Desaguliers Course Exper. Philos. I. 454 The Gun being at Half-Cock, the Spring acts upon the Tumbler with more Advantage. 1753 Extracts Trial J. Stewart in Scots Mag. Aug. 401/2 The..gun was in use, when going to be snapped, to stand at half cock. 1789 Ann. Reg. 1787 Chron. 211/2 He thought indeed that they had both been fired, notwithstanding the circumstance of the lock being on half cock. 1847 Infantry Man. (1854) 40 The cock is..to be drawn back to the catch of the half-cock. 1875 J. D. Dougall Shooting 173 The rule should be to carry the gun always on half-cock, unless game is immediately before you. 1932 A. Bell Cherry Tree (1985) vi. 62 The one time she swept out before me within easy range my gun happened to be at half-cock! 2014 M. Dugard Explorers 259 The shotgun's empty left barrel and its right barrel were still at half cock. †2. Watchmaking. A balance-cock with an aperture. Cf. cock n.¹ 19. Obsolete. rare.Apparently an informal descriptive use, not a technical term. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > watch > [noun] > parts of barrel1591 motion1605 bezel1616 fusee1622 string1638 crown wheel1646 out-case1651 watch-box1656 nuck1664 watchwork1667 balance-wheel1669 box1675 dial wheel1675 counter-potence1678 pendulum-balance1680 watch-case1681 pillar1684 contrate teeth1696 pinion of report1696 watch-hook1698 bob-balance1701 half-cock1701 potence1704 verge1704 pad1705 movable1709 jewel1711 pendant1721 crystal1722 watch-key1723 pendulum spring1728 lock spring1741 watch-glass1742 watch-spring1761 all-or-nothing piece1764 watch hand1764 cylinder1765 cannon?1780 cannon1802 stackfreed1819 pillar plate1821 little hand1829 hair-spring1830 lunette1832 all-or-nothing1843 locking1851 slag1857 staff1860 case spring1866 stem1866 balance-cock1874 watch-dial1875 balance-spring1881 balance-staff1881 Breguet spring1881 overcoil1881 surprise-piece1881 brass edge1884 button turn1884 fourth wheel1884 fusee-sink1884 pair-case1884 silver bar1884 silver piece1884 slang1884 top plate1884 karrusel1893 watch-face1893 watch bracelet1896 bar-movement1903 jewel pivot1907 jewel bearing1954 1701 London Gaz. No. 3717/4 A Silver Pendulum Minuit Watch.., with a bob Ballance, and Glass in the half Cock. B. adv. 1. a. With reference to a firearm: with the cock or hammer raised only halfway and held by the catch; at half-cock (see sense A. 1). Chiefly in to go off half-cock at Phrases. Π 1853 F. Galton Narr. Explorer Trop. S. Afr. x. 300 I do not approve of carrying a gun half-cock. 1913 Evening Tel. & Post (Dundee) 19 Feb. 5/4 If he had had it half-cock it would not have gone off. 2012 marlinowners.com 30 Oct. (accessed 7 Sept. 2022) I always store it half cock, hammer down IMHO is only when the triggers pulled. b. Of an action: (done) without proper preparation or due consideration. Chiefly in to go off half-cock at Phrases. Π 1963 F. I. S. Tuker Approach to Battle xiii. 202 The outcome was sadly reminiscent of what had gone before... If anything was half-cock, this was. 1994 I. Botham My Autobiogr. xix. 352 But, until now, so much of this has been done half-cock. 2014 @darr5479 23 Aug. in twitter.com (accessed 13 May 2022) Anybody want my great north run place just not got time to train this year and aint doing it half cock. 2. Cricket. With reference to a defensive stroke: with the bat held straight, positioned roughly over the crease, so that the ball is allowed to hit it; neither forward nor backward.Usually with the negative implication that the batter has misjudged the length of the ball and is having to improvise a stroke from a poor position. Π 1885 Carthusian Oct. 109/1 Parry..played half-cock at a straight one from Streatfeild, and paid the penalty. 1912 C. B. Fry Cricket (1920) vii. 160 It is extremely bad to play ‘half-cock’ under the impression that one is really playing forward. 2019 Indian Express (Nexis) 26 Nov. In the first innings against an Umesh Yadav delivery that angled in, he played half-cock and pushed hard at the ball, getting a thick outside edge in the process. C. adj. Cricket. Denoting a defensive batting stroke in which the bat is held straight, positioned roughly over the crease, so that the ball is allowed to hit it.In early use usually referring in a positive sense to a shot successfully improvised after the batter has misjudged the length of the ball. Now typically used more negatively with the emphasis on the batter’s misjudgement. ΘΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [adjective] > types of stroke slashing1832 skied1868 on-side1898 agricultural1899 offside1900 skimming1930 slashed1974 1888 R. H. Lyttelton in A. G. Steel & R. H. Lyttelton Cricket (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) ii. 52 He may, after he has got forward and perceived his error, effect a compromise and perform what is sometimes called a ‘half-cock stroke’. 1907 Evening News 13 Dec. 5/2 It's a horse to a hen that the ‘half-cock’ shot, played in his own way, was the main feature of his fine defensive innings. 1935 Daily Mail 31 July 10/1 Hutton made an indetermined sort of half-cock defensive stroke and had his wicket most comprehensively wrecked. 1964 Times 18 Aug. 4/4 A half cock push cost Young his valuable wicket without addition to the score. 2010 @additiyom 26 Dec. in twitter.com (accessed 1 Dec. 2019) Murali does one half-cock prod to Mid-On, Shastri goes: ‘Good shot, very good shot by Vijay.’ Phrases to go off (at) half-cock. Now chiefly British. a. Of a firearm: to be fired with the cock or hammer raised only halfway, i.e. in a position in which the catch would normally prevent the firing of the weapon; (hence) to be fired accidentally or prematurely; = to go off half-cocked (see half-cocked adj. Phrases a). Π 1744 E. Kimber Relation Exped. Gates of St. Augustine 25 One of the Centries from the Guard..had the Misfortune to have his Piece go off, at Half-Cock. 1753 D. Henry Hist. Descr. Tower of London 37 Dog-locks..have a Ketch to secure them from going off at Half-cock. 1875 Philadelphia Inquirer 16 Sept. 1/4 The weapon went off half-cock. 1910 H. Scribner Mem. Lucas County I. xvii. 408 If it went off at half-cock the projection from the hammer would leave a certain indenture in the shell of the cartridge. 2016 S. Ferguson Post Office in Ireland (e-book ed.) This petition also suggested the gun might not have been in perfect repair and went off at half-cock. b. Of a person: to speak or act rashly, impetuously, or prematurely, esp. so as to fail in achieving or completing one's objective; = to go off half-cocked (see half-cocked adj. Phrases b). ΘΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [verb (intransitive)] > be premature (in acting) to go off half-cocked1833 break1897 to beat (also jump) the gun1933 the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > unpreparedness > act or speak without preparation [verb (intransitive)] to go off half-cocked1833 1834 Working Man's Advocate (N.Y.) 25 Oct. He is very apt (if we may be allowed the expression) to go off at half cock. 1862 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 2nd Ser. i. ii. 38 Now don't go off half-cock. 1933 C. St. J. Sprigg Fatality in Fleet St. xi. 142 If you would listen to me, instead of going off at half-cock. 1965 Economist 9 Oct. 111/2 An analysis of the coup that went off half-cock. 2003 E. Noble Reading Group 167 She probably knew you'd go off at half cock. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). half-cockv. Brit. /ˌhɑːfˈkɒk/, U.S. /ˌhæfˈkɑk/, /ˈhæfˌkɑk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half adv., cock v.¹ Etymology: < half adv. + cock v.¹ Compare earlier half-cock n. transitive. To raise the cock or hammer of (a firearm) halfway, so that it is held by the catch, and cannot be moved by pulling the trigger. Also with the cock or hammer as object. Cf. half-cock n. 1. ΘΠ 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 1690 Exercise of Foot 76 Half Cock your Fire-locks. 1773 R. Lambart New Syst. Mil. Discipline iii. 94 A soldier can cock or half-cock his musket with far greater ease at the rest. 1833 Regulations Instr. Cavalry i. iii. 100 The carbine..may be half-cocked and advanced. 1908 Folk-lore 19 323 He half-cocked the gun,..but he was afraid to do more and went away. 1926 Le Mars (Iowa) Globe-Post 26 Jan. 2/1 The sheriff..pointing his own revolver at Pritchard and half cocking the hammer. 2007 Sunday Tribune (Ireland) (Nexis) 11 Nov. n4 The soldiers had been playing a game of cocking and half-cocking their rifles that had gone wrong. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.adv.adj.a1676v.1690
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half-cockn.adv.adj.

Phrases

half-cockv.