clip-clop


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clip-clop

n
the sound made by a horse's hooves
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clip′-clop`



n., v.i. clip-clopped, clip-clop•ping.
clop.
[1880–85]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. clip-clop - the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
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