KNOCK ABOUT, KNOCKED ABOUT, KNOCKING ABOUT
ADJECTIVES
► BANGELLED knocked about, hustled → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
NOUNS
► TAISLE ► TASSLE ► TEAZLE a knocking about, rough handling, a severe brush or tussle → 1808 Sc.
VERBS
► BAMMOCK ► BOMMOCK ► BOMMUX to knock about, to beat down; to strike clumsily → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BANG to knock about, to beat violently; to thrash, to strike with the fist or with a whip → 1604
► CACHE to knock about → 1768 Sc.
► CADGE to knock about, to jostle → 1866 Sc.
► CANVAS ► CANVASS to knock about, to shake and shatter thoroughly; to buffet; to beat, to drub → 1573 obs.
► DAUMER to knock about, to damage → 1871 Sc.
► DUMMOCK to knock about, to bruise → 19C Eng. dial.
► MALAGAROUSE ► MALAGARUZE ► MALAGRUIZE to knock about, to dishevel, to disarrange → 1894 Sc.
► RAM ABOUT to knock about; to push violently → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► TASH to knock about, to fray, to batter, to dishevel, to treat roughly or carelessly so as to spoil → 1808 Sc.