/ Dictionary / Index H half cock: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: half' cock' Pronunciation: [key] the position of the hammer of a firearm when held halfway between the firing and retracted positions by a mechanism so that it will not operate. half-cock Pronunciation: (haf'kok', häf'-), [key] — v.t. to set the hammer of (a firearm) at half cock. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. half cent half-cocked Related Content Daily Word Quiz: rotund Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language