jack-in-the-box in English
noun
1
a toy consisting of a box containing a figure on a spring that pops up when the lid is opened.
This charming musical jack-in-the-box is certain to delight anyone who holds it in their hands! As you turn the crank, the melody plays and when the music stops, out pops the jester.
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1. Atour Eyvazian Jack in the Box, El Pollo Loco
2. 'Belligerent' Refusal to Wear a Mask, Then a Stabbing Police say Texas man attacked Jack in the Box manager over mask request By Jenn Gidman
3. ‘The Crank shaft turns the piston's up and down motion into circular motion just like a Crank on a jack-in-the-box does.’ ‘One way of detecting a bent Crank or a bent pedal spindle is to pedal backwards.’