clip-clop

American

[klip-klop] / ˈklɪpˌklɒp /

noun

clippety-clop.

clip-clop British

noun

the sound made by a horse's hooves

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Etymology

Origin of clip-clop

First recorded in 1880–85

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clip-clop

As I set off, the shoes emitted a peppy clip-clop and a satisfying groan of distressed leather with each step.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

No more would the familiar clip-clop echo over the cobbles.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2023

Horses carrying Mexican American cowboys known as charros clip-clop along a network of park trails.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2021

There are clip-clop ole West numbers, solemn hymns of uplift and lamentation and sardonic Brechtian ditties of social evil.

From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2017

Seeing nothing, he listens for the telltale clip-clop of approaching horseshoes.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

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