Lions' half-clammed entrails roar for food.
Marston.
Half"cock` (-kk`), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Halfcocked(-kkt); p. pr. & vb.
n. Halfcocking.] To set the cock of (a firearm) at the first notch.
To go off halfcocked. (a) To be discharged prematurely, or with the
trigger at half cock; -- said of a firearm. (b) To do or say something
without due thought or care. [Colloq. or Low]