jacklight
English
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
”
)
.
Noun
jacklight
(
plural
jacklights
)
A
spotlight
or
lamp
mounted
on a
car
.
1931
, William Faulkner,
Sanctuary
, Library of America, 1985, p.19:
It was a long, low roadster, with a
jacklight
.
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