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clop
[ klop ]
noun
- a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
verb (used without object)
clopped, clopping.
- to make or move with such a sound.
clop
/ ɒ /
verb
- intr to make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
noun
- a sound of this nature
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of clop1
First recorded in 1895–1900; imitative
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of clop1
C20: of imitative origin
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Anya turned to see a gray charger clop into the village square.
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As the animal clops down the empty street at dawn, Reale guides it with black leather reins, her hands in gloves that match.
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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.
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QUINAMAYÓ, Colombia — The Christmas trees, twinkling lights, and red and green streamers were up, and the main street was lined with tents selling sausages and popcorn, as horse-drawn carts clopped by.
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In the late 19th century, American cities moved to a soundtrack of clopping and clanking.
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