noun
knockabout
Knockabout (noun) means Clothes tough enough to be worn for messy or hard-wearing activities.
noun
1
Clothes tough enough to be worn for messy or hard-wearing activities.
2
A person who regularly does casual, short-term jobs rather than one steady job.
"From what she knew, they were humble people on both sides, farmers and handymen and knockabouts who followed the crops and their best chances state to state. Some worked in the quarries. Some worked in the mills."
— Catherine S. Manegold, In Glory's Shadow: The Citadel (2001)
3
Someone who lives in a rough setting where violence is common.
"The guests were mostly reformed drunks and knockabouts who wanted to talk about their troubled trek through life"
— Hunter James, Smile Pretty and Say Jesus: The Last Great Days of PTL (2008)
4
A comic performer, or a comedy, built around boisterous physical humour.
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Etymology
It is a deverbal formation from knock about.
Rhymes for knockabout
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What is the meaning of knockabout?
"knockabout" (noun) means clothes tough enough to be worn for messy or hard-wearing activities.
What are the different meanings of knockabout?
"knockabout" has 3 main meanings: 1. Clothes tough enough to be worn for messy or hard-wearing activities; 2. A person who regularly does casual, short-term jobs rather than one steady job; 3. Someone who lives in a rough setting where violence is common.
