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jack⋅light

  [jak-lahyt] noun, verb, -light⋅ed or -lit, -light⋅ing.
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–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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