Knock"a*bout` (?), n. 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]
Knock"a*bout` (?), a. 1.
Marked by 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]
Knock"a*bout` (?), n. 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]
Knock"a*bout` (?), a. 1.
Marked by 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]