jacklightingn.
/ˈdʒaklʌɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈdʒækˌlaɪdɪŋ/ North American.
The action or practice of using a jacklight to illuminate, attract, dazzle, or mesmerize game (esp. deer) or fish when hunting or fishing at night. Cf. lamping n. Additions 2, spotlighting n. 2.In many jurisdictions this method of hunting or fishing is restricted or prohibited by law.Recorded earliest in attributive use.
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fire-lighting1848
jack-hunting1857
fire shooting1860
fire hunting1885
jacklighting1895
pit-lamping1924
spotlighting1926
pitlighting1969
lamping1984
1895 Outing Apr. 63/2 Dark banks so suggestive of jack-lighting experiences.
1927 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Daily Post 9 Jan. iii. 8/1 Measures which the sportsmen will urge before the Legislature are..increasing the penalty for killing deer by ‘jacklighting’.
1978 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 30 Dec. A powerful light on the bow made jacklighting easy, but spearing difficult. We caught only two fish.
2004 J. Varley Red Thunder x. 91 Travis said he was nine before he realized jacklighting—shooting deer frozen in car headlights or powerful spotlights—was illegal.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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