knockabout

n. பகட்டாரவாரமும் இரைச்சலுமுடைய இசையரங்கு, அலைந்து திரிதல், (பெ.) பகட்டாரவாரமுள்ள, இரைச்சலான, துணிவகையில் முரட்டு உபயோகத்துக்குப் பயன்படுத்தத்தக்க.

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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]

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