单词 | clop |
释义 | clopn. A sharp sound such as is made by shoes or hoofs on the ground. Hence as adv. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sharp or hard sound > [noun] > clap or clop clapa1616 hand-clapping1627 handclap1743 klop1841 clop1901 clap-clap1909 tock-tock1937 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sharp or hard sound > [adverb] > clap or clop clop1901 1901 R. Kipling Kim xv, in McClure's Mag. Oct. 577/1 A faint clop-clop of Mahbub's retreating feet. 1902 Kynoch Jrnl. Oct.–Nov. 23/2 The ‘Spat’ or ‘Clop’ is the sound made by the bullet striking an object. 1903 A. Symons Plays, Acting, & Music 165 The clop-clop of uneven legs. 1913 J. Masefield Dauber iii. xxvi His boots went clop along the stony ground. 1919 J. Masefield Reynard the Fox 111 The clop of the hooves on the road was plain. 1922 Q. Rev. Oct. 265 The clop and clink of hoofs. 1924 Glasgow Herald 29 Nov. 4 The clop of horses' feet. Derivatives clop-clop v. intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sharp or hard sound > [verb (intransitive)] > clap or clop clop-clop1929 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > sound of hoofs clip-clop1927 clop-clop1929 1929 W. Faulkner Sound & Fury 336 Queenie moved again, her feet began to clop-clop steadily again. 1959 Encounter 12 25 I clop-clopped into the hall. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). clopv. rare. intransitive. To hobble. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > unevenly hobble1362 clockc1400 hirple?a1500 hitch1513 himp1533 cramble1607 himple1656 hoit1786 tolter1821 hippity-hoppity1830 clop1863 hippity hop1879 1863 Blackwood's Mag. 93 227/2 I took my stick, and clopped away down to the White Hart. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1901v.1863 |
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