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- verb Present participle of
uncock .
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Examples
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John Rex acknowledged the compliment by uncocking the carbine.
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“Oh, it is you, Pelagea!” said the huntsman, stopping and deliberately uncocking the gun.
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They all kept cocking and uncocking their pistols.
The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995
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Roscoe said; he had just remembered that he had made Joe stop cocking and uncocking his rifle so he could get to sleep.
The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995
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They all kept cocking and uncocking their pistols.
Lonesome Dove McMurtry, Larry 1985
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They all kept cocking and uncocking their pistols.
Lonesome Dove McMurtry, Larry 1985
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They all kept cocking and uncocking their pistols.
Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry 1985
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Roscoe said; he had just remembered that he had made Joe stop cocking and uncocking his rifle so he could get to sleep.
Lonesome Dove McMurtry, Larry 1985
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Roscoe said; he had just remembered that he had made Joe stop cocking and uncocking his rifle so he could get to sleep.
Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry 1985
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Roscoe said; he had just remembered that he had made Joe stop cocking and uncocking his rifle so he could get to sleep.
Lonesome Dove McMurtry, Larry 1985
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