clop I. \ˈkläp\noun (-s) Etymology: imitative : a sound made by or as if by a hoof or wooden shoe against pavement II. intransitive verb (clopped ; clopped ; clopping ; clops) : to make or move with a succession of clops < a milkman's horse clopping down an empty city street — M.D.Geismer > < clopped over to the bar in her wooden-soled sandals — Dawn Powell >