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  1. 1. adj. full of rough and exuberant animal spirits Source: wordnet
  2. 2. adj. suitable for rough use Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 1. class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/marked">Marked by class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/knocking">knocking about or roughness. 2. Of noisy and violent character. [Theat. Slang] 3. Characterized by, or suitable for, knocking about, or traveling or wandering hither and thither. 4. That does odd jobs; -- said of a class of hands or laborers on a sheep station. [Collog., Australia] 1. (Naut.) A small yacht, generally from fifteen to twenty-five feet in length, having a mainsail and a jib. 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. [Theat. Slang] 3. A man hired on a sheep station to do odd jobs. [Colloq., Australia] Source: webster
  5. 5. n:100 n. a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit s. suitable for rough use Source: ecdict

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