Jacklight
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A spotlight or lamp mounted on a car, boat or pole, etc. to aid in hunting. Canada, US
"It was a long, low roadster, with a jacklight."
- 2 a light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night wordnet
Verb
- 1 To shine a jacklight or spotlight on an animal, usually a deer, to aid in hunting at night. Canada, US
- 2 hunt with a jacklight wordnet
Example
More examples"It was a long, low roadster, with a jacklight."
Etymology
* jack + light. Probably from jack (“a male servant of any rank”), later associated with a boy servant or any boy, and later still with a knave: a rogue, thief, or deceitful man. * Possibly also related to Spanish jaque (“a bully”).
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