knockabout

knock·a·bout

K0091400 (nŏk′ə-bout′)adj.1. Boisterous; rowdy.2. Appropriate for rough wear or use: a knockabout overcoat.n. A small sloop with a mainsail, jib, and keel but no bowsprit.

knock•a•bout

(ˈnɒk əˌbaʊt)

n. 1. a small fore-and-aft–rigged sailboat with a mainsail and a jib but no bowsprit. 2. something designed or suitable for rough or casual use, as a sturdy jacket or old car. adj. 3. suitable for rough use, as a garment. 4. rough; boisterous. 5. slapstick: knockabout comedy. 6. shiftless; aimless. [1875–80]

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Noun	1.	knockabout - a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowspritsloop - a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
Adj.	1.	knockabout - full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; "boisterous practical jokes"; "knockabout comedy"boisterousspirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
	2.	knockabout - suitable for rough use; "a knockabout overcoat"; "a knockabout old car"rugged - sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"

knockabout

adjective boisterous, riotous, rollicking, rough-and-tumble, rumbustious, rambunctious (informal), harum-scarum, farcical, slapstick It is all good knockabout fun.

knockabout

adjectiveMarked by vigorous physical exertion:rough, rough-and-tumble, rugged, strenuous, tough.

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