Noun
- 1. knockabout, sloop
- usage: a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
Adjective
- 1. boisterous, knockabout, spirited (vs. spiritless)
- usage: full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; "boisterous practical jokes"; "knockabout comedy"
- 2. knockabout, rugged (vs. delicate)
- usage: suitable for rough use; "a knockabout overcoat"; "a knockabout old car"
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