JACK-IN-THE-BOX


Meaning of JACK-IN-THE-BOX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjak-ən-thə-ˌbäks ]

noun

( plural jack-in-the-box·es or jacks-in-the-box )

Date: 1702

: a toy consisting of a small box out of which a figure (as of a clown's head) springs when the lid is raised

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