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• knockabout — knock a*bout , a. 1. Marked by knocking about or roughness. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Of noisy and violent character; marked by farce, pratfalls, and horseplay; as, knockabout comedy. [Theat. Slang] Syn: boisterous, slapstick. [Webster 1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• knockabout — /nok euh bowt /, n. 1. Naut. any of various fore and aft rigged sailing vessels having a single jib bent to a stay from the stemhead, no bowsprit being used: usually rigged as a sloop. 2. something designed or suitable for rough or casual use, as …   Universalium

• knockabout — adjective Date: 1880 1. suitable for rough use < knockabout clothing > 2. a. being noisy and rough ; boisterous < knockabout games > b. characterized by boisterous antics and often extravagant burlesque < knockabout comedy > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• knockabout — [[t]nɒ̱kəbaʊt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Knockabout comedy is lively and often involves people doing funny things, rather than saying them. [mainly BRIT] He gave one of his best knockabout performances in a long time …   English dictionary

• knockabout — knock•a•bout [[t]ˈnɒk əˌbaʊt[/t]] n. 1) navig. a small fore and aft–rigged sailboat with a mainsail and a jib but no bowsprit 2) something designed or suitable for rough or casual use, as a sturdy jacket or old car 3) suitable for rough use, as a …   From formal English to slang

• knockabout — /ˈnɒkəbaʊt/ (say nokuhbowt) noun 1. Nautical a small handy yacht with a jib and mainsail but no bowsprit. 2. a station hand; a person who does odd jobs. –adjective 3. suitable for rough use, as a garment. 4. characterised by knocking about;… …  

• knockabout — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of comedy) rough and slapstick. ► NOUN 1) US & Austral. a tramp. 2) Austral./NZ a farm or station handyman …   English terms dictionary

• knockabout — adj. & n. attrib.adj. 1 (of comedy) boisterous; slapstick. 2 (of clothes) suitable for rough use. 3 Austral. of a farm or station handyman. n. 1 Austral. a farm or station handyman. 2 a knockabout performer or performance …   Useful english dictionary

• knockabout — adjective 1》 denoting rough, slapstick comedy. 2》 (of clothes) suitable for rough use. noun 1》 US a tramp. 2》 Austral./NZ a farm or station handyman. 3》 N. Amer. a small yacht or dinghy …   English new terms dictionary

• The Goodies — For the TV series, see The Goodies (TV series). The Goodies The Goodies – (left to right) Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke Taylor, Graeme Garden a screenshot from the title sequence of the BBC TV series Status: Ended Nationality: British …   Wikipedia

• Kung Fu Kapers — Infobox The Goodies episode name = Kung Fu Kapers number = 41 airdate = 24 March, 1975 (Monday mdash; 9 p.m.) director = producer = Jim Franklin guests = Michael Barratt as himself Richard Pescud as ... William F. Sully as ... series = 5Kung Fu… …   Wikipedia