knockabout (n.)

  1. a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit

    knockabout (adj.)

  1. full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; boisterous practical jokes; knockabout comedy

    [ Syn: boisterous ]

  2. suitable for rough use; a knockabout overcoat; a knockabout old car'

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