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clop

[ klop ]

noun

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


verb (used without object)

clopped, clopping.
  1. to make or move with such a sound.

clop

/ ɒ /

verb

  1. intr to make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a sound of this nature
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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