noun
clop
klop
noun
1
The sound made by a horse's hoof hitting the ground.
"You could hear the clop of hooves long before the carriage came into view."
verb
1
To make that hoof-on-pavement sound while walking.
"The old mare clopped slowly down the cobbled lane."
How to Use Clop
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe clip-clop sound of a horse walking, or making that sound.
Word Forms
clopped past tense, clops plural, clops plural, clops singular
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Etymology
Likely echoes the sound itself, related to German/Dutch words for knocking or hitting — the same family as "clap."