The Collaborative International Dictionary
Uncock
Uncock \Un*cock"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + cock.]
To let down the cock of, as a firearm.
To deprive of its cocked shape, as a hat, etc.
To open or spread from a cock or heap, as hay.
Wiktionary
uncock
vb. 1 To straighten or flatten (remove a cocked shape) 2 (context transitive English) To let down the cock of (a firearm). 3 To open or spread from a cock or heap, as hay.
Usage examples of "uncock".
The smell of raw sewage rose with the light, and it was possible that he wore the mask against the stench, although, seeing my veil, he seemed actually to become less apprehensive and to make something of a show of uncocking his pistol, a large, nickel-plated weapon with a snubbed barrel.