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knockabout

noun

Meaning

  1. A small sailboat lacking a bowsprit, of a type found primarily in the Massachusetts area
  2. (entertainment) A slapstick comedy or comedian.
  3. (circus) A tumbler.
  4. Clothing suitable for rough use.
  5. A worker habitually engaged in casual employment.
  6. A person living in rough, violent conditions.
  7. Boisterous
  8. Suitable for rough use.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

boisterous(English)rugged(English)spirited(English)sloop(English)knockaround(English)knocky(English)ruckusy(English)tory-rory(English)crumb(English)farce(English)schooner(English)comics(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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