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clop

noun \ˈkläp\

Definition of CLOP

:  a sound made by or as if by a hoof or wooden shoe against the pavement
— clop intransitive verb
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Origin of CLOP

imitative
First Known Use: 1841

Rhymes with CLOP

bop, chap, chop, cop, crop, drop, flop, fop, glop, hop, knop, lop, mop, op, plop, pop, prop, scop, shop, slop, sop, stop, strop, swap, top, whop
CLOP Defined for Kids

clop

noun \ˈkläp\

Definition of CLOP for Kids

:  a sound like that of a hoof against pavement

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4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. clop
  2. clop-clop
  3. clip-clop
  4. clippety-clop
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