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knockabout

adjective noun

suitable for rough use

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
K
Ends with
T
Contains
NOCKABOU
Scrabble score
22
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. suitable for rough use

    “a knockabout overcoat”

adjective

  1. full of rough and exuberant animal spirits

    “boisterous practical jokes”

noun

  1. a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit

In context

Example Sentences

a knockabout overcoat
a knockabout old car
boisterous practical jokes
knockabout comedy

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