About The Word Knockabout
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Knockabout
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What's The Definition Of Knockabout?
[n] a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
[adj] suitable for rough use; "a knockabout overcoat"; "a knockabout old car" [adj] full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; "boisterous practical jokes"; "knockabout comedy" Synonyms | Synonyms for Knockabout: boisterous | rugged | spirited Related Terms | Find terms related to Knockabout: See Also | sloop Knockabout In Webster's Dictionary \Knock"a*bout`\, n.
1. (Naut.) A small yacht, generally from fifteen to
twenty-five feet in length, having a mainsail and a jib.
All knockabouts have ballast and either a keel or
centerboard. The original type was twenty-one feet in
length. The next larger type is called a raceabout.
2. A knockabout performer or performance. [Theat. Slang]
3. A man hired on a sheep station to do odd jobs. [Colloq.,
Australia]
\Knock"a*bout`\, a. 1. Marked by knocking about or roughness. 2. Of noisy and violent character. [Theat. Slang] 3. Characterized by, or suitable for, knocking about, or traveling or wandering hither and thither. 4. That does odd jobs; -- said of a class of hands or laborers on a sheep station. [Collog., Australia] |
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