clop

[ klop ]
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noun
  1. a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.

verb (used without object),clopped, clop·ping.
  1. to make or move with such a sound.

Origin of clop

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; imitative

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How to use clop in a sentence

  • They lurched to the highroad and awoke from their sun-soaked drowse at the sound of the clopping hoofs.

    Main Street | Sinclair Lewis
  • "Hasta la eternidad," it began, and the phrase ran through Raul's mind as the horses trotted, clopping over firm ground.

    When the Owl Cries | Paul Bartlett

British Dictionary definitions for clop

clop

/ (klɒp) /


verbclops, clopping or clopped
  1. (intr) to make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

noun
  1. a sound of this nature

Origin of clop

1
C20: of imitative origin

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