UNCOCK

Etymology

Verb

uncock (third-person singular simple present uncocks, present participle uncocking, simple past and past participle uncocked)

To straighten or flatten (remove a cocked shape)

(transitive) To let down the cock of (a firearm).

Synonym: decock

Antonym: cock

To open or spread from a cock or heap, as hay.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*cock", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + cock.]

1. To let down the cock of, as a firearm.

2. To deprive of its cocked shape, as a hat, etc.

3. To open or spread from a cock or heap, as hay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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