jacklight

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jacklight

Rhymes with -aɪt

Where it comes from

* 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”).

noun jacklights

Canada, US A spotlight or lamp mounted on a car, boat or pole, etc. to aid in hunting. It was a long, low roadster, with a jacklight.

verb jacklights · jacklighting · jacklighted · jacklit

Canada, US To shine a jacklight or spotlight on an animal, usually a deer, to aid in hunting at night.
Similar: lamp, spotlight

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@misc{jacklight_2026,
  title = {jacklight},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jacklight},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}