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jacklight

[ jak-lahyt ]

noun

  1. a portable cresset, oil-burning lantern, or electric light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night.


verb (used with object)

, jack·light·ed or jack·lit, jack·light·ing.
  1. to hunt or fish for with a jacklight.

verb (used without object)

, jack·light·ed or jack·lit, jack·light·ing.
  1. to hunt or fish with the aid of a jacklight.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jacklight1

First recorded in 1785–95; jack 1 + light 1

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