clinkety-clank

clinkety-clank
\\|kliŋkəd.ē|klaŋk, -aiŋk\ noun
Etymology: clinkety (alteration of clink) (II) + clank
: a repeated usually rhythmic clanking sound

the clinkety-clank of a loose chain on an automobile wheel

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/kling"ki tee klangk"/, n.
a succession of alternating clinks and clanks: the clinkety-clank of armored vehicles on the rough road.
[1900-05; alter. of CLINK1 + CLANK]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • clinkety-clank — noun Etymology: imitative Date: 1901 a repeated usually rhythmic clanking sound < the clinkety clank of a loose tire chain > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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