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knockabout a. 乱打的,喧嚣的,放荡性的
n. 吵吵闹闹的武打,一种小型帆船 乱打的,喧嚣的,放荡性的吵吵闹闹的武打,一种小型帆船 knockabout adj 1: full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; " boisterous practical jokes"; " knockabout comedy" [ synonym: { boisterous}, { knockabout}] 2: suitable for rough use; " a knockabout overcoat"; " a knockabout old car" n 1: a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowspritknockabout \ knock" a* bout`\, a. 1. Marked by knocking about or roughness. [ Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Of noisy and violent character; marked by farce, pratfalls, and horseplay; as, knockabout comedy. [ Theat. Slang] Syn: boisterous, slapstick. [ Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. Characterized by, or suitable for, knocking about, or traveling or wandering hither and thither; suitable for use in rough activity; suited for everyday use; -- used especially of clothing. Syn: casual, everyday. [ Webster 1913 Suppl.] 4. That does odd jobs; -- said of a class of hands or laborers on a sheep station. [ Collog., Australia] [ Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Knockabout \ Knock" a* bout`\, n. 1. ( Naut.) A small yacht, generally from fifteen to twenty- five feet in length, having a mainsail and a jib; a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit. All knockabouts have ballast and either a keel or centerboard. The original type was twenty- one feet in length. The next larger type is called a { raceabout}. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. WordNet 1. 5] 2. A knockabout performer or performance. [ Theat. Slang] [ Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. A man hired on a sheep station to do odd jobs. [ Colloq., Australia] [ Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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