Houyhnhnm
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Houyhnhnm
1726; apparently echoic; cf. whinny
Example Sentences
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To thee, we wretches of the Houyhnhnm band, Condemn'd to labour in a barbarous land, Return our thanks.
From The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 by Gilfillan, George
So I found myself the involuntary possessor of a Houyhnhnm, or something even worse, and I walked back to my rooms in Park Street in a state of stupor.
From The Talking Horse And Other Tales by Anstey, F.
Imagine yourself reading a number of the Houyhnhnm Gazette, giving an account of such an experiment.
From Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
That will do for the Houyhnhnm Gazette.—Do you ever wonder why poets talk so much about flowers?
From Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Who that has read Dean Swift's disgusting description of the Yahoos, and insipid one of Houyhnhnm with a philosophical eye, can avoid seeing the futility of degrading the passions, or making man rest in contentment?
From Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Wollstonecraft, Mary
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