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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
NO
Scrabble score
22

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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

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Example Sentences

A knockabout overcoat
A knockabout old car
Boisterous practical jokes
Knockabout comedy

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