(firearms) To set the cock of a firearm at the first notch.

Such an English coin (1½d.), minted 1561–1582.

simple past tense and past participle of halfcock

(of a firearm) To be discharged prematurely, or with the trigger at half cock. / (slang) To do or say something without due thought or care.

plural of halfalogue

(colloquial) half of a telephone conversation, overheard by a listener at one end

plural of halfway line

(sports) The line separating the two halves of a pitch, either side of which the teams must stand before the beginning of the game.

Synonym of esparto (“North African grass”)

Rare spelling of half-demon.