KNOCKABOUT
\nˈɒkɐbˌa͡ʊt], \nˈɒkɐbˌaʊt], \n_ˈɒ_k_ɐ_b_ˌaʊ_t]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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A knockabout performer or performance.
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A man hired on a sheep station to do odd jobs.
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Marked by knocking about or roughness.
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Of noisy and violent character.
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Characterized by, or suitable for, knocking about, or traveling or wandering hither and thither.
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That does odd jobs; - said of a class of hands or laborers on a sheep station.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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A knockabout performer or performance.
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A man hired on a sheep station to do odd jobs.
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Marked by knocking about or roughness.
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Of noisy and violent character.
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Characterized by, or suitable for, knocking about, or traveling or wandering hither and thither.
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That does odd jobs; - said of a class of hands or laborers on a sheep station.
By Noah Webster.
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