transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnäk-ə-ˌbau̇t ]
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