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1. (n.) knockabout
a small fore-and-aft–rigged sailboat with a mainsail and a jib but no bowsprit.
2. knockabout
something designed or suitable for rough or casual use, as a sturdy jacket or old car.
3. (adj.) knockabout
suitable for rough use, as a garment.
4. knockabout
rough; boisterous.
5. knockabout
slapstick:
knockabout comedy.
6. knockabout
shiftless; aimless.
Etymology: (1875–80)
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1. (adj) knockabout
a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
2. (adj) boisterous, knockabout
full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
"boisterous practical jokes"; "knockabout comedy"
3. (adj) knockabout
suitable for rough use
"a knockabout overcoat"; "a knockabout old car"
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