Associations to the word «Knockabout» - Word Associations Network

Noun

KNOCKABOUT, adjective. Boisterous

KNOCKABOUT, adjective. Suitable for rough use.

KNOCKABOUT, noun. (sailing) A small sailboat lacking a bowsprit, of a type found primarily in the Massachusetts area

KNOCKABOUT, noun. (entertainment) A slapstick comedy or comedian.

KNOCKABOUT, noun. (circus) A tumbler.

KNOCKABOUT, noun. Clothing suitable for rough use.

KNOCKABOUT, noun. A worker habitually engaged in casual employment.

KNOCKABOUT, noun. A person living in rough, violent conditions.

KNOCKABOUT, noun. A sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit.

KNOCKABOUT, adjective. Full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; "boisterous practical jokes"; "knockabout comedy".

KNOCKABOUT, adjective. Suitable for rough use; "a knockabout overcoat"; "a knockabout old car".

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