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Synonyms for knockabout

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Synonyms for knockabout

marked by vigorous physical exertion

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Synonyms for knockabout

a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit

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full of rough and exuberant animal spirits

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suitable for rough use

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One of the weighing room's most respected jockeys, Joe Fanning, rides Knockabout Queen and it's not hard to see him securing a quickfire double in the second race, the Best Flat Races Live On Racing UK 'Confined' Novice Stakes.
e dierence being it isn't con[euro]ned a knockabout debate in the House of Commons, but two separate interviews within a TV studio.
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He created the Broadway musical, by using parts of vaudeville, minstrel shows, European opera, and knockabout comedy.
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You will experience a few grated teeth, spontaneous laughter episodes and maybe the odd buttock-clenching seethe but it is all good knockabout stuff that you can take delight and comfort from at almost any time.