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jack-in-the-box: Meaning and Definition of

jack-in-the-box

Pronunciation: ( jak'in-u-boks"), [key]
— pl. -box•es.
  1. a toy consisting of a box from which an enclosed figure springs up when the lid is opened.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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