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klomp

/klɒmp/US/klɑmp/

klomp noun: a Dutch wooden clog. Also the alternative form of clomp.

Noun

klomp (plural klomps or klompen)

  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.1900, William Elliot Griffis, The American in Holland

Also used as

klomp is also the alternative form of clomp.

Forms of klomp

Noun
pluralklomps
pluralklompen
Verb
third-person singular presentklomps
present participleklomping
past participleklomped
pastklomped

Origin of klomp

Borrowed from Dutch klomp. Doublet of clump.

Words that rhyme with klomp

Questions about klomp

What does klomp mean?
Klomp means a Dutch wooden clog.
What part of speech is klomp?
Klomp is a noun.
How do you pronounce klomp?
Klomp is pronounced /klɒmp/ (UK).
What is the plural of klomp?
The plural of klomp is klomps.

Words near klomp in the dictionary

  1. Klokann
  2. Klokans
  3. Klokard
  4. Klokards
  5. klom
  6. klomp
  7. klomped
  8. klompen
  9. klompie
  10. klompies
  11. klomping

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