KNOCKABOUT


Meaning of KNOCKABOUT in English

[knock.about] adj (1880) 1: suitable for rough use "~ clothing"

2. a: being noisy and rough: boisterous "~ games" b: characterized by boisterous antics and often extravagant burlesque "~ comedy" 3 of a sailing vessel: having a simplified rig marked by absence of bowsprit and topmast "a ~ sloop" -- knockabout n

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