jacklight
jacklight · jacklights · jacklighted / jacklit · jacklighting
To shine a jacklight or spotlight on an animal, usually a deer, to aid in hunting at nightTo shine a jacklight or spotlight on an animal, usually a deer, to aid in hunting at night.
Meaning
1 senses(Canada, US)To shine a jacklight or spotlight on an animal, usually a deer, to aid in hunting at night.
More definitions
- hunt with a jacklight
Origin
* jack + light. Probably from jack (“a male servant of any rank”), later associated with a* 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.
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Forms
jacklights, jacklighting, jacklighted, jacklighted| Base form | jacklight · to jacklight |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | jacklights |
| Present participle | jacklighting |
| Past simple | jacklighted / jacklit |
| Past participle | jacklighted / jacklit |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedjack-hunting
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle