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jack-in-the-box

  [jak-in-thuh-boks]
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–noun, plural -box⋅es.
a toy consisting of a box from which an enclosed figure springs up when the lid is opened.
Also, jack-in-a-box.

Origin:
1545–55
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Word Origin & History

jack-in-the-box 
1570, originally a name for a sharp or cheat, "who deceived tradesmen by substituting empty boxes for others full of money" [Robert Nares, "A Glossary of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions," London, 1905]. As a type of toy, it is attested from 1702.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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