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

All day long the horse-drawn trolley clopped and clanged past our house to stop at the Grote Markt, the central town square half a block away.

From Literature

The clop and clatter of the horse and wagon sounded from the street as James’s ba drew up in front of the store.

From Literature

I climb in after Aunt Tess and then lean my head against the doorframe, feeling the rhythmic clop of the horses’ hooves down Massachusetts Avenue.

From Literature

Horses clopping down the street, milk in pails, froth on top.

From Literature

I hadn’t gone twenty feet when I heard the clopping of her hoofs.

From Literature