uncock

English

Etymology

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
- 1884 December 10, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], chapter VIII, in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade) […], London: Chatto & Windus, […], →OCLC:
  My heart jumped up amongst my lungs. I never waited for to look further, but uncocked my gun and went sneaking back on my tiptoes as fast as ever I could.
- 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.

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