Definition of Recock

1. Verb. (transitive) To cock (a firearm) again. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Recock

1. cock [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: cock

Lexicographical Neighbors of Recock

reclusivenesses
reclusories
reclusory
recluster
reclustered
reclustering
reclusters
recoal
recoaled
recoaling
recoals
recoat
recoated
recoating
recoats
recock (current term)
recocked
recocking
recocks
recoct
recocted
recocting
recoction
recocts
recode
recoded
recodes
recodification
recodifications
recodified

Literary usage of Recock

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Life of Andrew Jackson by James Parton (1860)
""It may not," said he, "be improper to inquire whether General Jackson had a right, according to the laws of dueling, to recock his pistol after having ..."

2. Life of Andrew Jackson by James Parton (1879)
"It may not," said he, " be improper to inquire whether General Jackson had a right, according to the laws of dueling, to recock his pistol after having ..."

3. Feeds and Feeding: A Hand-book for the Student and Stockman by William Arnon Henry (1910)
"If the weather is favorable the hay may be stacked in the afternoon; if not, we recock carefully, and repeat treatment until the hay is properly cured. ..."

4. The Repressor of Over Much Blaming of the Clergy by Reginald Pecock (1860)
"T, , , ... , , i 1-1 « i • His books burnt recock s recantation to the bishops of his province, and required them to publish it in their respective ..."

5. Feeds and Feeding: A Hand-book for the Student and Stockman by William Arnon Henry (1910)
"... we recock carefully, and repeat treatment until the hay is properly cured." In the humid regions, where more time is required for curing alfalfa, ..."

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