Nautical . 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.

something designed or suitable for rough or casual use, as a sturdy jacket, a secondhand car, etc.

a slapstick comedian or comedy.

Australian . an itinerant farm hand or ranch hand; an itinerant handyman.

British Archaic . wanderer.

suitable for rough use, as a garment

a knockabout jacket and jeans.

characterized by knocking about; rough; boisterous.

slapstick

knockabout comedy.

shiftless; aimless

a knockabout kind of person.

adjective

rough-and-tumble , rugged , strenuous , tough