I am a carved pumpkin lantern with a glowing face. Take away my trick-or-treat origin, and my name is a tool that lifts a heavy car. What am I?
A jack.
A 'Jack'-o'-lantern contains the word 'jack,' which is also a mechanical device used to hoist heavy vehicles.
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