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Definition of jacks-in-the-box:

(n) : Children’s toy consisting of a small box from which a male figure pops out unexpectedly after some turnings of a crank.
(n) : (historical) A small but powerful kind of screw, used by burglars to break open safes.
(n) : (obsolete) A con-man who deceived tradesmen by substituting empty boxes for others full of money.

Definition of jacks-in-the-box:

(n) : Children’s toy consisting of a small box from which a male figure pops out unexpectedly after some turnings of a crank.
(n) : (historical) A small but powerful kind of screw, used by burglars to break open safes.
(n) : (obsolete) A con-man who deceived tradesmen by substituting empty boxes for others full of money.

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