jack-in-the-box

jack-in-the-box
Jack-in-a-box Jack-in-a-box 1. (Bot.) A tropical tree ({Hernandia sonora}), which bears a drupe that rattles when dry in the inflated calyx. [1913 Webster]

2. A child's toy, consisting of a box, out of which, when the lid is raised, a figure (usually a clown) springs; also called {jack-in-the-box}. [1913 Webster]

3. (Mech.) An epicyclic train of bevel gears for transmitting rotary motion to two parts in such a manner that their relative rotation may be variable; applied to driving the wheels of tricycles, road locomotives, and to cotton machinery, etc.; an equation box; a jack frame; -- called also {compensating gearing}. [1913 Webster]

4. A large wooden screw turning in a nut attached to the crosspiece of a rude press. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • jack-in-the-box — [jak′in thə bäks΄] n. pl. jack in the boxes a toy consisting of a box from which a little figure on a spring jumps up when the lid is lifted: also jack in a box …   English World dictionary

  • jack-in-the-box — jack′ in the box or jack′ in a box n. pl. box•es a toy consisting of a box from which an enclosed figure springs up when the lid is opened • Etymology: 1545–55 …   From formal English to slang

  • jack-in-the-box — jack in the boxes N COUNT A jack in the box is a child s toy that consists of a box with a doll inside it that jumps out when the lid is opened …   English dictionary

  • Jack in the Box — steht für: Schachtelteufel, eine aus einer Schachtel springende Puppe Jack in the Box (Restaurant), eine US amerikanische Fast Food Kette Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselbe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • jack-in-the-box — jack in the ,box noun count a toy that consists of a box with a small man on a spring inside it. The man jumps up when the lid of the box opens …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • jack-in-the-box — jack in the .box n a children s toy shaped like a box with a figure inside that springs out when the box is opened …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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