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HENPECK
Etymology
Verb
henpeck (third-person singular simple present henpecks, present participle henpecking, simple past and past participle henpecked)
(chiefly, by a wife) To nag persistently.
Noun
henpeck (plural henpecks)
(rare) A man who is meekly subservient to his wife.
Source: Wiktionary
Hen"peck`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Henpecked; p. pr. & vb. Henpecking.]
Definition: To subject to petty authority; -- said of a wife who thus treats her husband. Commonly used in the past participle (often adjectively).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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