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knockabout

/'nɑkə,baʊt/

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adjective
full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
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"knockabout comedy"

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boisterous spirited
noun
a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
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type of:
sloop
adjective
suitable for rough use
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"a knockabout overcoat" "a knockabout old car"

Similar:

rugged

Examples of knockabout

"knockabout comedy"
"a knockabout overcoat"
"a knockabout old car"