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jacklight
jack·light
/
ˈdʒækˌlaɪt
/
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jak
-lahyt
]
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noun,
verb,
jack·light·ed
or
jack·lit,
jack·light·ing.
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)
2.
to hunt or fish for with a jacklight.
verb (used without object)
3.
to hunt or fish with the aid of a jacklight.
Origin:
1785–95;
jack
1
+
light
1
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jacklight
noun
1.
a light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night
verb
1.
hunt with a jacklight
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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