clop

American  

[klop] / klɒp /

noun

1. a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.

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verb (used without object)

clopped, clopping

1. to make or move with such a sound.

clop British  

/ klɒp /

verb

1. (intr) to make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

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noun

1. a sound of this nature

Etymology

Origin of clop

First recorded in 1895–1900; imitative

Example Sentences

The horse clopping sound seemed loud, louder than the faint classical music that she supposed had been paired with the film.

From Literature

After a bit, he clopped back into his stable, where he is doing much better, the authority’s X post said.

From Los Angeles Times

Anya turned to see a gray charger clop into the village square.

From Literature

As the animal clops down the empty street at dawn, Reale guides it with black leather reins, her hands in gloves that match.

From New York Times

He even clopped coconut shells together to imitate the sound of a galloping horse as Graham Chapman did in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

From BBC