noun
jacklight
Jacklight (noun) means a bright lamp fixed to a vehicle, boat or pole to help spot animals while hunting.
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A bright lamp fixed to a vehicle, boat or pole to help spot animals while hunting.
"It was a long, low roadster, with a jacklight."
— William Faulkner, Sanctuary (1931)
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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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What is the meaning of jacklight?
"jacklight" (noun) means a bright lamp fixed to a vehicle, boat or pole to help spot animals while hunting.
