clippety-clopn.
/ˈklɪpətɪˈklɒp/ The sound made by a horse's hoofs, or a noise resembling this.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > sound of footsteps > horses
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1928 Manch. Guardian Weekly 17 Aug. 134/3 An' he could pick 'em up in th' owd days. Clippety-clop! Clippety-clop!
1929 H. V. Morton In Search of Scotl. iv. 102 I could..hear..the clippity-clop of cab horses in the Strand.
1954 J. R. R. Tolkien Fellowship of Ring i. xii. 221 The sound of hoofs drew nearer. They were going fast, with a light clippety-clippety-clip.
1954 J. R. R. Tolkien Fellowship of Ring i. xii. 221 Clippety-clip came the quick trotting feet.
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