jackolantern
n.— «To accomplish that, his display included a scoreboard showing a draw between the kerosene “jackolanterns” that most Liberians used during the war and electric lights.» —“All the News That Fits: Liberia’s Blackboard Headlines” by Lydia Polgreen in Monrovia, Liberia New York Times Aug. 4, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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