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| | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== |
| − | Attested as a term in local English folklore in the 1660s. | + | {{term|Jack||male given name}} + [[o']] + {{term|lantern||}}. |
| − | The sense of carved pumpkin dates to 1834. | + | Attested as a term for ''ignis fatuus'' in English folklore in the 1660s, mostly in East Anglia but also in southwestern England. |
| | + | The sense of carved pumpkin in American English is attested in 1834. |
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| | ===Alternative forms=== | | ===Alternative forms=== |
