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clip-clop

noun [C usually singular]
 
 
/ˈklɪp.klɒp/ US  /-klɑːp/

Definition

a sound like that of horses' hoofs on a hard surface: the clip-clop of horses coming up the roadAnimal (non-human) sounds clip-clop
 
 
verb [I] (plural -pp-)
We heard horses clip-clopping (= making a sound with their feet) along the road.Animal (non-human) sounds
(Definition of clip-clop noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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