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
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How to use clop in a sentence
They lurched to the highroad and awoke from their sun-soaked drowse at the sound of the clopping hoofs.
Main Street|Sinclair Lewis"Hasta la eternidad," it began, and the phrase ran through Raul's mind as the horses trotted, clopping over firm ground.
When the Owl Cries|Paul Bartlett
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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