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   knockabout

   /ˈnɒkəbaʊt/

   adjective

   • 1. denoting rough, slapstick comedy.
   • 2. (of clothes) suitable for rough use.

   noun

   • 1. a rough, slapstick comic performance.
   • 2. a tramp. US
   • 3. a farm or station handyman. Australian, New Zealand
   • 4. a small yacht or dinghy. North American

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   What does knockabout mean?

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   What is a knockabout clown?

   • During that first engagement with the Burr Robbins show I was what was called a “talking and knockabout clown.” Knockabout definition: any of various fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessels having a single jib bent to a stay from the stemhead, no bowsprit being used. See examples of KNOCKABOUT used in a sentence.

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   What is knockabout comedy?

   • Knockabout comedy is lively and often involves people doing funny things, rather than saying them. He gave one of his best knockabout performances in a long time. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Maybe the comedy ventures too near knockabout at times.

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   What is a knockabout sloop?

   • 1. Boisterous; rowdy. 2. Appropriate for rough wear or use: a knockabout overcoat. n. A small sloop with a mainsail, jib, and keel but no bowsprit. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   Knockabout means causing laughter by very silly behaviour, especially in a theatre performance. Learn more about this word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and usage in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Learn the meaning of knockabout as an adjective and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Knockabout can describe something suitable for rough use, noisy and rough, boisterous, or a type of sailing vessel.

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   Knockabout can be an adjective or a noun, and it means lively, boisterous, or rough. It is often used to describe comedy, sailing vessels, or clothing. See synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples.

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   full of rough and exuberant animal spirits. a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow

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   Knockabout can mean boisterous, rough, or suitable for rough use. It can also refer to a type of sailboat or comedy. See different sources and translations of knockabout.

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   Knockabout definition: any of various fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessels having a single jib bent to a stay from the stemhead, no bowsprit being used. See examples of KNOCKABOUT used in a sentence.