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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)
2.
to make or move with such a sound.
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Clop
is one of our favorite verbs.
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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. |
Origin:
1895–1900; imitative
1895–1900; imitative
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Word Origin & History
clop
"sound of boots or hoofs on the ground," 1901, echoic.
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