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clop
[
klop
]
Origin
clop
/
klɒp
/
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[
klop
]
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noun, verb,
clopped,
clop·ping.
noun
1.
a
sound
made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
verb (used without object)
2.
to make or move with such a sound.
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to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
to run away hurriedly; flee.
to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
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Origin:
1895–1900;
imitative
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clop
(klɒp)
—
vb
,
clops
,
clopping
,
clopped
1.
(
intr
) to make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
—
n
2.
a sound of this nature
[C20: of imitative origin]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
clop
"sound of boots or hoofs on the ground," 1901, echoic.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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