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11Cock — Cock, v. t. To draw the hammer of (a firearm) fully back and set it for firing. [1913 Webster] …
12Cock — Cock, v. i. To draw back the hammer of a firearm, and set it for firing. [1913 Webster] Cocked, fired, and missed his man. Byron. [1913 Webster] …
13cock — I [[t]kɒk[/t]] n. 1) a male chicken; rooster 2) the male of any bird, esp. of the gallinaceous kind 3) bui Also called stopcock a hand operated valve or faucet that controls the flow of liquid or gas. 4) (in a firearm) a) the part of the lock… …
14hammer — ham•mer [[t]ˈhæm ər[/t]] n. 1) bui a tool consisting of a solid head, usu. of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for driving nails, beating metals, etc 2) bui any of various instruments or devices resembling this in form, action, or use, as a …
15half-cock — /haf kok , hahf /, v.t. to set the hammer of (a firearm) at half cock. [1825 35] * * * …
16Culture of the United Kingdom — The Proms is an eight week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts, on the last night with some traditional patriotic music of the United Kingdom.[1][2] …
17List of The Venture Bros. characters — This is a list of main and recurring fictional characters and organizations from The Venture Bros., the Adult Swim/Cartoon Network comic science fiction series. Contents 1 Team Venture 2 Friends of Venture 2.1 The Order of the Triad …
18Military history of the Netherlands — History of the Netherlands This article is part of a series Early History …
19Flintlock — is the general term for any firearm based on the flintlock mechanism. Introduced about 1630, the flintlock rapidly replaced earlier firearm ignition technologies, such as the matchlock and wheellock mechanisms. It continued to be in common use… …
20Cartridge (firearms) — From left: .50 BMG, .300 Win Mag, .308 Winchester, 7.62×39mm, 5.56×45mm NATO, .22LR. A cartridge, also called a round, packages the bullet, gunpowder and primer into a single metallic case precisely made to fit the firing chamber of a firearm …
