KNOCKABOUT

• (noun) a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit

• (adj.) suitable for rough use

  "a knockabout overcoat", "a knockabout old car"

• (adj.) full of rough and exuberant animal spirits

  "boisterous practical jokes", "knockabout comedy"

  synonyms : boisterous

  The kids were full of boisterous pranks. -added by naila_inlas

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