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 bowsprit knockabout \
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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