clip-clop

[ klip-klop ]
/ ˈklɪpˌklɒp /

noun

clippety-clop.

Origin of clip-clop

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby clip-clop

clip bond, clip forceps, clip joint, clip on, clip someone's wings, clip-clop, clip-fed, clip-on, clip-out, clipboard, clipped

Example sentences from the Web for clip-clop

  • In the distance my ear caught a familiar sound—the clip-clop of horses trotting.

    Pushed and the Return Push |George Herbert Fosdike Nichols, (AKA Quex)

  • Through the open window came the jingle, and the "clip-clop" and the hum.

    Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3) |Mary Cholmondeley

  • Suddenly the clip-clop, clip-clop of hoofs caused Duane to raise his head and listen.

    The Lone Star Ranger |Zane Grey

  • But it was late in the afternoon when the clip-clop of horses' hoofs rang out over the crater of the ranch.

    Polly and Eleanor |Lillian Elizabeth Roy

British Dictionary definitions for clip-clop

clip-clop

noun

the sound made by a horse's hooves