chops

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As the animal clops down the empty street at dawn, Reale guides it with black leather reins, her hands in gloves that match.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023

From 0930 in the morning to 1930 at night, the relentless patter of the auctioneer rat-a-tat-tats to the assembled throng against a backdrop of clip clops and yays and neighs.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2014

He clops solidly up to the starting gate as if he were there only to pull it into position.

From Time Magazine Archive

The horse clops along and when we get to the coal yard we feed and water him and give him a rubdown.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

She and her aunt picked their way across the cobblestones, avoiding the horses with their brisk clippity clops and the boxy black cars with chauffeurs in patent-brimmed caps.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García