Roundabout \Round"a*bout`\, a.

1. Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech.

We have taken a terrible roundabout road. --Burke.

2. Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive. ``Large, sound, roundabout sense.'' --Locke.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Roundabout \Round"a*bout`\, n.

1. A horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round. --Smart.

2. A dance performed in a circle. --Goldsmith.

3. A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc.

4. A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and vicissitude. --Cowper.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)