clip–clop

noun \ˈklip-ˌkläp\

: the sound made by a horse that is walking on a hard surface

Full Definition of CLIP-CLOP

: the sound made by or as if by a horse walking on a hard surface

— clip–clop intransitive verb

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imitative

First Known Use: 1884

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