Definition of clop
: a sound made by or as if by a hoof or wooden shoe against the pavement
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In the early 1970s, my older sister Pam had a prized pair of Dr. Scholl’s Exercise Sandals, sporting a clippety-clop wooden sole and single buckle strap, features that helped the slip-on become a signature popular item with women.
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In the shadow of Windsor Castle's fairy-tale turrets, the majestic clip-clop of hooves and a brass band's soaring notes rang out Thursday as throngs alternately cheered, clapped and sighed.
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Keeping trash off the streets and waterways, attracting more businesses and residents, paving potholes, fixing old water mains, maintaining parks — all more important than preserving the clippety-clop of the city’s past.
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The clip-clop of trotting horses pulling a gilt carriage?
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The undertaker called out to his horse and the horse trudged forward, disappearing into the distance, the clip-clop of the horse's hooves like a metronome's ticks on the frozen streets.
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But silence reigned, seldom broken by more than the clop of hooves and the bell’s sad call.
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Horse-Drawn Street Car Clip-clop along the street on rails up Main Street.
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