"knockabout" in the noun sense
1. knockabout
a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
"knockabout" in the adjective sense
1. boisterous, knockabout
full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
"boisterous practical jokes"
"knockabout comedy"
2. knockabout
suitable for rough use
"a knockabout overcoat"
"a knockabout old car"
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