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First use of "jack-o'-Lantern” in reference to the Carved-Pumpkin?
According to OED the etymology of "Jack'o'-Lantern" (as a name for the carved pumpkin) dates to 1834:
Jack-o'-lantern: also jack-o-lantern, jack-a-lantern, jackolantern, 1660s, "night-...
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