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  1. jack olantern(Noun)

    will o' the wisp, a strange light that attracts travellers

  2. jack olantern(Noun)

    A vegetable, usually a pumpkin, but alternatively a turnip, carved into the form of a face and lighted within by a candle. Associated chiefly with the holiday Halloween.

    3. Origin: Jack + o' + lantern.

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