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🔦 A hunting light 🔦 To hunt with light
to jacklight

to jacklight

9.9
To shine a bright light at animals at night to make them easier to shoot
  • verb
  • /ˈdʒækˌlaɪt/
  • Jargon
translation icon : cazar con luz
  • They were arrested for jacklighting game out of season.

Examples

  • The hunters jacklighted rabbits in the woods last night.

  • It is illegal to jacklight deer in many states.

  • They jacklight deer during the night.

  • Don't jacklight in this area!

  • During the night, hunters often jacklight deer by shining bright beams to catch them off guard.

  • He decided to jacklight in the woods, hoping to spot some wildlife for the evening meal.

  • They plan to jacklight rabbits tonight to fill their freezer for the winter.

Synonyms

to jack
vsto jacklight
  • Jargon
9 9.9

To hunt animals at night using a bright light

has identical meaning and refers to the same hunting method
to batfowl
vsto jacklight
  • Archaic
9.9

To catch birds by shining light on them at night

is used to shoot animals at night rather than to capture birds

Surface Forms

jacklight infinitive
jacklighted past
jacklighted past participle
jacklighting present participle
jacklights third person singular

Morphology

jacklight = jacklight (opaque) = jack + light

The verb is a straightforward conversion from the noun jacklight.

Etymology

The verb jacklight comes from the noun jacklight, so to jacklight is to shine that bright lamp on animals at night to 'dazzle' them or make them easy to find and shoot.