Tumbler vs Knockabout - What's the difference?
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One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body; an acrobat.
A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking.
A piece attached to, or forming part of, the hammer of a gunlock, upon which the mainspring acts and in which are the notches for sear point to enter.
A drinking glass that has no stem, foot, or handle — so called because such glasses originally had a pointed or convex base and could not be set down without spilling. This compelled the drinker to finish his measure.
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*:"You don't think it's too early?" said the Captain.
*:"You and your liver must decide that between you," I replied.
*:"I'm practically a teetotaller," he said, as he poured himself out a good half-tumbler of Canadian Club.
A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for its habit of tumbling, or turning somersaults, during its flight.
A beverage cup, typically made of stainless steel, that is broad at the top and narrow at the bottom commonly used in India.
(obsolete) A dog of a breed that tumbles when pursuing game, formerly used in hunting rabbits.
(UK, Scotland, dialect, obsolete) A kind of cart; a tumbrel.
Boisterous
* {{quote-news, 2009, January 19, Alastair Macaulay, In a City Ballet Quartet, Two Choreographic Voices Manage to Stand Out, New York Times
, passage=I like the way Ana Sophia Scheller — replacing the injured Ashley Bouder — doesn’t exaggerate the ballet’s second lead woman, but Ms. Bouder’s blend of knockabout comedy and physical brilliance is missed. }}
Suitable for rough use.
(sailing) A small sailboat lacking a bowsprit, of a type found primarily in the Massachusetts area
(entertainment) A slapstick comedy or comedian.
(circus) A tumbler.
Clothing suitable for rough use.
Workers habitually engaged in casual employment.
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As nouns the difference between tumbler and knockabout
is that tumbler is one who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body; an acrobat while knockabout is (sailing) a small sailboat lacking a bowsprit, of a type found primarily in the massachusetts area.As an adjective knockabout is
boisterous.tumbler
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(en noun)See also
* glass * pigeonAnagrams
* English agent nounsknockabout
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Adjective
(-)citation
- I have a knockabout cello for non-concert gigs.
Noun
(en noun)- We sailed our knockabout around Cape Cod.
