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Houyhnhnm
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What's The Definition Of Houyhnhnm?
[n] one of a race of intelligent horses who ruled the Yahoos in Swift's Gulliver's Travels
Synonyms | Synonyms for Houyhnhnm: Related Terms | Find terms related to Houyhnhnm: See Also | character | fictional character | fictitious character Houyhnhnm In Webster's Dictionary \Hou*yhnhnm"\, n.
One of the race of horses described by Swift in his imaginary
travels of Lemuel Gulliver. The Houyhnhnms were endowed with
reason and noble qualities; subject to them were Yahoos, a
race of brutes having the form and all the worst vices of
men.
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