| Houyhnhnm (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. Thesaurus Entries Houyhnhnm, Partlet, biddy, bitch, bossy, charger, colt, courser, cow, critter, dobbin, doe, entire, entire horse, equine, ewe, ewe lamb, filly, foal, gelding, guinea hen, gyp, heifer, hen, hind, horse, jenny, lioness, mare, mount, nag, nanny, nanny goat, peahen, prancer, roe, she-bear, she-goat, she-lion, slut, sow, stallion, steed, stud, studhorse, tarpan, tigress, top horse, vixen, war-horse, wild horse |