Knockabout
Word | KNOCKABOUT |
Character | 10 |
Hyphenation | knock a bout |
Pronunciations | N/A |
Definitions and meanings of "Knockabout"
What do we mean by knockabout?
Boisterous; rowdy. adjective
Appropriate for rough wear or use. adjective
A small sloop with a mainsail, jib, and keel but no bowsprit. noun
Noting something which knocks (other things) about; rough; buffeting; boisterous: as, a knockabout game of foot-ball.
Accustomed to knock about or to be knocked about: as, a knockabout globe-trotter; suitable to be knocked about in: as, a knockabout coat.
Noisy; full of horse-play: as, a knockabout entertainment; knockabout business.
In Australia, applied to a jack of all trades on a station.
A traveler; one who has knocked about. noun
A performer in a knockabout playorsketch;the sketch itself. noun
In Australia, a hand on a station who does a little of everything. noun
A small sailing-yacht of light construction and simple sail rig, the latter consisting of a mainsail and a jib bent on a stay that is set up on the stem of the boat. These boats, as a rule, are flat-bottomed, with a fin-keel, and can be handled very quickly, going from one tack to another without apparently losing speed. Some knockabouts are provided with a center-board instead of a fin, for use in shallow waters. noun
A small launch. noun
A small yacht, generally from fifteen to twenty-five feet in length, having a mainsail and a jib; a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit. 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. noun
A knockabout performer or performance. noun
A man hired on a sheep station to do odd jobs. noun
Marked by knocking about or roughness. adjective
Of noisy and violent character; marked by farce, pratfalls, and horseplay. adjective
Characterized by, or suitable for, knocking about, or traveling or wandering hither and thither; suitable for use in rough activity; suited for everyday use; -- used especially of clothing. adjective
That does odd jobs; -- said of a class of hands or laborers on a sheep station. adjective
Boisterous adjective
A small sailboat lacking a bowsprit, of a type found primarily in the Massachusetts area
(entertainment) A slapstick comedy or comedian.
(circus) A tumbler.
Clothing suitable for rough use.
A worker habitually engaged in casual employment.
A person living in rough, violent conditions.
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