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knockabout definition

knock·about (-ə bo̵ut′)

noun

  1. ☆ a small, single-masted sailing vessel with a mainsail and jib, but no bowsprit
  2. something suitable for knockabout use

adjective

  1. rough; noisy; boisterous
  2. made or suitable for knocking about or rough use

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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