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Meanings of knockabout in anglès
Synonyms
Examples for "boisterous"
Examples for "boisterous"
1
When the two left New Orleans, Marcus's boisterous family was significantly smaller.
2
The voices in the adjoining room were becoming louder and more boisterous.
3
For the day remained gray and boisterous until late in the afternoon.
4
For some it was a boisterous romp, for others a joyless reality.
5
Even the most boisterous young bucks generally gave Butler a wide berth.
Usage of knockabout in anglès
1
The tabloids, of course are known for their knockabout proficiency with puns.
2
There's a new knockabout Aussie tradie ready to step into your shoes.
3
Beneath the knockabout surface, the programme got to grips with important issues.
4
He was the black-bearded man who shanghaied you in the white knockabout.
5
His life was a tragedy written in the terms of knockabout farce.
6
He took a knockabout watch from the breast pocket of his shirt.
7
For most of last year, my relationship with Banks and Wigmore was knockabout.
8
SURE, Jack Miller is a typical knockabout young fella from Townsville.
9
This horse must have been raised, I think, in the knockabout song-and-dance business.
10
The match provided early seasonal pantomime knockabout fare in typically crowd-pleasing Barbarians style.
11
Something to do with the undigested immigrant nature of the knockabout.
12
He makes it sound quite knockabout and easy to replicate.
13
Its knockabout hero is heir to an Oxfordshire estate and a prestigious City bank.
14
I've had my share of knockabout stuff, for one day.
15
Twice a week, rain or shine, she was crew of the young gentleman's knockabout.
16
The contrast with the knockabout debating that characterised Westminster was marked to say the least.
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Knockabout through the time
Knockabout across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common