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clip–clop
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clip–clop
(noun)
clip–clop
/
ˈ
klɪpˌklɑːp/
noun
clip–clop
/
ˈ
klɪpˌklɑːp/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of CLIP–CLOP
[
noncount
]
:
the sound made by a horse that is walking on a hard surface
the slow
clip-clop
of the horses as the parade passed by
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— clip–clop
verb
clip–clops
;
clip–clopped
;
clip–clopping
[
no object
]
The horse-drawn carriage
clip-clopped
down the street.
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