Knockabout

Definition of 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.
	2.	A knockabout performer or performance.
	3.	A man hired on a sheep station to do odd jobs.
a.	1.	Marked by knocking about or roughness.
	2.	Of noisy and violent character; marked by farce, pratfalls, and horseplay; as, knockabout comedy.
	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.
	4.	That does odd jobs; - said of a class of hands or laborers on a sheep station.

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