单词 | jacklight |
释义 | jacklight in British English (ˈdʒækˌlaɪt) verb another word for jack1 (sense 21) jacklight in American English (ˈdʒækˌlaɪt) noun 1. jack (sense 14) verb transitive 2. jack (sense 17) Word origin jack- + light1jacklight in American English (ˈdʒækˌlait) (verb -lighted or -lit, -lighting) noun 1. a portable cresset, oil-burning lantern, or electric light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night transitive verb 2. to hunt or fish for with a jacklight intransitive verb 3. to hunt or fish with the aid of a jacklight Word origin [1785–95; jack1 + light1]This word is first recorded in the period 1785–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: breakup, commando, logrolling, preemptive, terrorist |
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