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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