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