: the sound made by or as if by a horse walking on a hard surface
clip-clop intransitive verb

Word History

Etymology

imitative

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of clip-clop was in 1884

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“Clip-clop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clip-clop. Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.

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