clop

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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clop (plural clops)

  1. (onomatopoeia) The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground.
  2. (slang) My Little Pony-themed pornography.

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Verb

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clop (third-person singular simple present clops, present participle clopping, simple past and past participle clopped)

  1. To make this sound; to walk so as to make this sound.
    • 1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 569:
      Robert Loo sat and listened behind his counter, his heart aching, his eyes staring at nothing, while his brothers cheerfully clopped around, occasionally calling to the kitchen, as customers drifted somnambulistically in.
  2. (slang) To masturbate to My Little Pony-themed pornography.

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Old French

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Etymology

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From Late Latin cloppus, perhaps ultimately imitative of a limping person.[1]

Adjective

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clop m (oblique and nominative feminine singular clope)

  1. hobbling; limping

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References

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  1. ^ The Pharos of Alpha Omega Alpha-Honor Medical Society. (1982). United States: Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, p. 24

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hungarian kalap.

Noun

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clop n (plural clopuri)

  1. (Transylvania, Banat) hat

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