Houyhnhnm

American  

[hoo-in-uhm, hwin-uhm, win-] / huˈɪn əm, ˈʰwɪn əm, ˈwɪn- /

noun

1. (in Swift'sGulliver's Travels ) one of a race of horses endowed with reason, who rule the Yahoos, a race of degraded, brutish creatures having human form.

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Etymology

Origin of Houyhnhnm

1726; apparently echoic; cf. whinny

Example Sentences

The pony travelled like a glorified Houyhnhnm and we have brought a second male servant to take care of him.

From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir

The author conducted by a Houyhnhnm to his house. 

From Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan

Houyhnhnm, whin′im, n. one of the noble rational horse race in Gulliver's Travels.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

I often attend the Houyhnhnm conversazione at the tank, at about seven o’clock, and am amused by their behaviour; and I continually wish I could see Ned’s face on witnessing many equine proceedings here. 

From Letters from the Cape by Duff Gordon, Lucie, Lady

"Oh, it was—it was!" whooped the Houyhnhnm from out the cellar.

From The Storm Centre by Murfree, Mary Noailles