Australian English Meaning of knockabout
larrikin
Other Australian English words related to larrikin
- Relaxed
- composed
- controlled
- decorous
- dignified
- unflappable
- noiseless
- orderly
- peaceful
- placid
- proper
- quiet
- restrained
- sedate
- seemly
- Serene
- silent
- sober
- solemn
- sombre
- sombre
- staid
- tranquil
- collected
- constrained
- detached
- hushed
- impassive
- inhibited
- moderate
- phlegmatic
- reasonable
- repressed
- silent
- stoic
- stoical
- Stolid
- subdued
- temperate
- unflappable
- calm and unruffled
- aloof
- depressed
- indifferent
- self-controlled
Nearest Words of knockabout
Definitions and Meaning of knockabout in English
knockabout (n)
a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
knockabout (s)
full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
suitable for rough use
knockabout (n.)
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.
A knockabout performer or performance.
A man hired on a sheep station to do odd jobs.
knockabout (a.)
Marked by knocking about or roughness.
Of noisy and violent character.
Characterized by, or suitable for, knocking about, or traveling or wandering hither and thither.
That does odd jobs; -- said of a class of hands or laborers on a sheep station.
FAQs About the word knockabout
larrikin
a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit, full of rough and exuberant animal spirits, suitable for rough useA small yacht, generally from fifteen to twenty
drift,roam,stroll,wander,gad (about),bat,Cruise,float,kick around,Ramble
Relaxed,composed,controlled,decorous,dignified,unflappable,noiseless,orderly,peaceful,placid
knock up => pregnant, knock rummy => Knock rummy, knock over => knock over, knock out => Knock out, knock on => knock on,
