What is the meaning of knockabout?

noun

  • A sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit.

adjective

  • Full of rough and exuberant animal spirits.
    • usage: "boisterous practical jokes"; "knockabout comedy"
  • Suitable for rough use.
    • usage: "a knockabout overcoat"; "a knockabout old car"
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