jacklight
Meanings
Plural: jacklights
Noun
- a light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night
- A spotlight or lamp mounted on a car, boat or pole, etc. to aid in hunting.
Verb
- hunt with a jacklight
- To shine a jacklight or spotlight on an animal, usually a deer, to aid in hunting at night.
Origin / 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”).
Scrabble Score: 26
jacklight is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordjacklight is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
jacklight is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 30
jacklight is a valid Words With Friends word