jacking
n.— «Charges of illegally hunting deer at night were dropped against three Massachusetts camera enthusiasts yesterday…[who] had been charged with “jacking” deer in Kingston.» —“Bay State Trio Cleared of ‘Jacking’” in Exeter Portsmouth Herald (N.H.) Nov. 21, 1953. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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