denoting rough, slapstick comedy
some moments are pure split-your-sides knockabout hilarious
(of clothes) suitable for rough use
he showed up unannounced, wearing his usual knockabout clothes
a rough, slapstick comic performance
the song and dance quickly turns into a hilarious knockabout
a tramp
he was a penniless, homeless knockabout
a farm or station handyman
on weekends I was one of the knockabouts
a small yacht or dinghy
he was a crew member aboard one of the knockabouts