Klomp

//klɒmp// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Dutch wooden clog.

    "Elisha could have saved his ox-yokes and made a farewell feast out of his shoes, had he been a Dutchman. The cast-off klomps of Holland must, in the course of a year, form a considerable addition to the stock of fuel."

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of clomp (“to walk heavily or clumsily”). alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

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clumpclumpstamp

Example

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"Elisha could have saved his ox-yokes and made a farewell feast out of his shoes, had he been a Dutchman. The cast-off klomps of Holland must, in the course of a year, form a considerable addition to the stock of fuel."

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch klomp. Doublet of clump.

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