adj.
Pronunciation: ' näk- ə - ˌ bau ̇ t
Function: adjective
Date: 1880
1 : suitable for rough use < knockabout clothing>
2 a : being noisy and rough : BOISTEROUS < knockabout games> b : characterized by boisterous antics and often extravagant burlesque < knockabout comedy>
3 of a sailing vessel : having a simplified rig marked by absence of bowsprit and topmast <a knockabout sloop>
– knockabout noun