HALFCOCK
Half"cock`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Halfcocked(); p. pr. & vb. n.
Halfcocking.]
Defn: To set the cock of (a firearm) at the first notch. To go off halfcocked. (a) To be discharged prematurely, or with the trigger at half cock; — said of a firearm. (b) To do or say something without due thought or care. [Colloq. or Low]
HALF-CRACKED
Half"-cracked`, a.
Defn: Half-demented; half-witted. [Colloq.]
HALF-DECK
Half"-deck`, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A shell of the genus Crepidula; a boat shell. See Boat shell.
2. See Half deck, under Deck.
HALF-DECKED
Half"-decked`, a.
Defn: Partially decked.
The half-decked craft . . . used by the latter Vikings. Elton.