Knockabout has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
2
A small sailboat lacking a bowsprit, of a type found primarily in the Massachusetts area
Adjective
1
full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
"boisterous practical jokes"
"knockabout comedy"
2
suitable for rough use
"a knockabout overcoat"
"a knockabout old car"
Example Sentences
"boisterous practical jokes"
adjective
"knockabout comedy"
adjective
"a knockabout overcoat"
adjective
"a knockabout old car"
adjective
Broader Terms (hypernyms)