clickety click

click·e·ty-clack

[klik-i-tee-klak]
noun
a rhythmic, swiftly paced succession of alternating clicks and clacks, as the sound produced by the wheels of a train moving over tracks.
Also called click·e·ty-click [klik-i-tee-klik] .


Origin:
1875–80; metrical compound from click1, clack

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clickety-clack

noun
a fast and rhythmic click-clack; "the clickety-clack of the typewriters" 
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Clickety click is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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