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Half-cock

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Adverb
  1. 1
    Not with full vigour, half-heartedly. UK

    "Certain progress, however, has been made, such as using Alan Knottto help England's wicket-keepers, for instance, while other 'specialist' coaches have been employed thanks to the Whittingdale scheme. But, until now, so much of this has been done half-cock."

Noun
  1. 1
    confusion resulting from lack of preparation wordnet

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