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Added 8 October 2026

clop

/klɒp/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about clop at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground.

verb

To make this sound; to walk so as to make this sound.

noun

A traditional Romanian small straw hat.

Origin

Perhaps from German or Dutch kloppen (“to hit, knock”), from Middle Dutch cloppen (“to make a clopping sound”), of onomatopoeic origin. See also clap.

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