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English
Etymology
From un- + cock.
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).
to uncock a hat
- (transitive) To let down the cock of (a firearm).
- Synonym: decock
- Antonym: cock
- 1844, Alexandre Dumas (translated by William Robson), The Three Musketeers Chapter 27
- And d'Artagnan set the example. Then, turning toward Planchet, he made him a sign to uncock his musketoon. The Englishmen, convinced of these peaceful proceedings, sheathed their swords grumblingly.
- To open or spread from a cock or heap, as hay.