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clop

[ klop ]
/ klɒp /
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noun
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
verb (used without object), clopped, clop·ping.
to make or move with such a sound.
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Origin of clop

First recorded in 1895–1900; imitative

Words nearby clop

clonus, Clooney, cloot, clootie, Cloots, clop, clop-clop, cloque, Cloquet, clorazepate, Clorinda
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Words related to clop

clunk, plod, pound, stomp, thud, thump, clomp, clonk, tromp

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British Dictionary definitions for clop

clop
/ (klɒp) /
verb clops, clopping or clopped
(intr) to make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
noun
a sound of this nature

Word Origin for clop

C20: of imitative origin
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