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单词 half cock
释义

half cock

noun

1
: the position of the hammer of a firearm when about half retracted and held by the sear so that it cannot be operated by a pull on the trigger
2
chiefly British : a state of inadequate preparation or mental confusion
go off at half cock

Word History

First Known Use

1745, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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