knockabout

adj.

1. Boisterous; rowdy.
2. Appropriate for rough wear or use: a knockabout overcoat.

n.
A small sloop with a mainsail, jib, and keel but no bowsprit.

adjective

Marked by vigorous physical exertion: rough, rough-and-tumble, rugged, strenuous, tough. See action/inaction.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit

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The adjective knockabout has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
  Synonym: boisterous

Meaning #2: suitable for rough use

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - larmende, lavkomisk
n. - klovnenummer, falden-på-halen-komedie, en type sejlbåd

Nederlands (Dutch)
slapstick-, burlesk, geschikt voor rouwdouwen (kleding), (betreffende) klusjesman op boerderij/station

Français (French)
adj. - turbulent, violent
n. - (Naut, US) dériveur, petit voilier

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Klamauk..., Slapstick-, strapazierfähig
n. - (Seew.) kleines Schiff mit Großsegel, aber ohne Bugspriet, widerstandsfähiger Gegenstand, Slapstick, Slapstick-Komödiant, (Austr.) ländliche Hilfskraft

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σαματατζίδικος, τραχύς, (για αθλοπαιδιές κ.λπ.) βίαιος, (για ενδύματα) πρόχειρο, καθημερινό
v. - παραδέρνω, κάνω τυχοδιωκτική ζωή, περιπλανιέμαι, κακομεταχειρίζομαι
n. - εργάτης, παλιάτσος

Italiano (Italian)
da strapazzo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - violento, desordeiro, resistente
v. - surrar, jogar bola sem seriedade

Русский (Russian)
фарс, дешевое представление, актер, парусная яхта, рабочая одежда, буйный, неформальный, поденщик

Español (Spanish)
adj. - bullicioso, de risa, de diario
n. - yate pequeño, en ciertos espectáculos, número ruidoso y movido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - bullersam, högröstad, oöm, vardags-
v. - roa med slapstick, skämta, underhålla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
乱打的, 放荡性的, 喧嚣的, 吵吵闹闹的武打, 小型帆船

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 亂打的, 放蕩性的, 喧囂的
n. - 吵吵鬧鬧的武打, 小型帆船

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 막힐 때 쓰는, 폭력적인, 법석대는
n. - 외 돛대의 돛, 막힐 때 쓰는 것, 법석을 떠는 희극

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - どたばたの, 手荒い使用に耐える, 荒仕事用の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) جوال متسكع (فعل) يتجول دون عمل شي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לשימוש גס (בגד), רעשני, מצחיק‬
n. - ‮פועל בחקלאות (אוסטרליה), בדרן-מצחיקן‬

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