jack•light
Pronunciation: ( jak'līt"), [key]
— n., v., -light•ed -lit, -light•ing.
—n.
- a portable cresset, oil-burning lantern, or electric light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night.
—v.t.
- to hunt or fish for with a jacklight.
—v.i.
- to hunt or fish with the aid of a jacklight.
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