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clip-clop

[ klip-klop ]
/ ˈklɪpˌklɒp /

noun

clippety-clop.

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Origin of clip-clop

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby clip-clop

cliometrics, clip, clip art, clipboard, clip bond, clip-clop, clip-fed, clip forceps, clip joint, clip-on, clip-out
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Example sentences from the Web for clip-clop

  • In the distance my ear caught a familiar sound—the clip-clop of horses trotting.

    Pushed and the Return Push|George Herbert Fosdike Nichols, (AKA Quex)

  • Through the open window came the jingle, and the "clip-clop" and the hum.

    Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3)|Mary Cholmondeley

  • Suddenly the clip-clop, clip-clop of hoofs caused Duane to raise his head and listen.

    The Lone Star Ranger|Zane Grey

  • But it was late in the afternoon when the clip-clop of horses' hoofs rang out over the crater of the ranch.

    Polly and Eleanor|Lillian Elizabeth Roy

British Dictionary definitions for clip-clop

clip-clop

noun

the sound made by a horse's hooves
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