jacklight

jacklight
/jak"luyt'/, n., v., jacklighted or jacklit, jacklighting.
n.
1. a portable cresset, oil-burning lantern, or electric light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night.
v.t.
2. to hunt or fish for with a jacklight.
v.i.
3. to hunt or fish with the aid of a jacklight.
[1785-95; JACK1 + LIGHT1]

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