Under a franchise arrangement, a person or company purchases the ability to run a local business under a larger company's brand. Depending on the franchise arrangement, the local party may have to meet certain standards established by the larger company and purchase products from the larger company as well.
Half-cock is when the position of the hammer is partially but not completely cocked.
Dosage units are determined by the type of insulin pen you are using for insulin injection. Half units refer to needles that use half units (ex: 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, etc). Whole units refer to needles that use whole units only (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, etc).