Knockabout Definition & Meaning
knockabout
- adjective
- full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; "boisterous practical jokes"; "knockabout comedy"
- suitable for rough use; "a knockabout overcoat"; "a knockabout old car"
- noun
- a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
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- What does knockabout mean?
- full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; "boisterous practical jokes"; "knockabout comedy" suitable for rough use; "a knockabout overcoat"; "a knockabout old car" a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
- What part of speech is knockabout?
- Knockabout is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does knockabout have?
- Knockabout has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).