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Wat (wie) is half-cock - definitie
half-cock
THE POSITION OF THE HAMMER OF A FIREARM IS PARTIALLY—BUT NOT COMPLETELY—COCKED
Half cock
¦ noun the partly raised position of the cock of a gun.
Phrases
at half-cock when only partly ready.
Derivatives
half-cocked adjective
Half-cock
THE POSITION OF THE HAMMER OF A FIREARM IS PARTIALLY—BUT NOT COMPLETELY—COCKED
Half cock
Half-cock is when the position of the hammer of a firearm is partially—but not completely—cocked. Many firearms, particularly older firearms, had a notch cut into the hammer allowing half-cock, as this position would neither allow the gun to fire nor permit the hammer-mounted firing pin to rest on a live percussion cap or cartridge.
Townsend D. Cock
AMERICAN POLITICIAN (1838-1913)
Townsend Cock
Townsend Daniel Cock (December 3, 1838 – June 19, 1913) was an American farmer, banker and politician from New York.
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Half-cock
Half-cock is when the position of the hammer of a firearm is partially—but not completely—cocked. Many firearms, particularly older firearms, had a notch cut into the hammer allowing half-cock, as this position would neither allow the gun to fire nor permit the hammer-mounted firing pin to rest on a live percussion cap or cartridge.
Voorbeelden uit tekstcorpus voor half-cock
1. The attempted coup, in which I would have gladly taken part if asked, went off half–cock.
2. Tony Blair‘s two Iraq dossiers, a half–cock attempt at transparency which went horribly wrong, will not be tried again in a hurry.
3. The Commons Transport Committee warned that the decision to place air safety in the hands of EU officials is "an accident waiting to happen." The European Aviation Safety Agency, which has been charged with coordinating air safety throughout Europe, was condemned as a "shambolic, half–baked, half–cock project." The MPs condemned EASA as "not fit for purpose" and called on the Government to cede no more powers to the body until it has shown itself capable of taking over powers currently held by national bodies like Britain‘s Civil Aviation Authority.