hen-peck
Collocations
2VERB + HEN-PECK
am, don't, tried, want
HEN-PECK + NOUN
hen-pecking, son
Definitions
verb
Alternative form of henpeck.
But—Oh! ye lords of ladies intellectual, Inform us truly, have they not hen-peck'd you all?
I don't want to hen-peck you ! Hen-pecking is shocking bad taste. But I won't be a slighted, neglected wife; I have a spirit of my own, and I won't meekly submit to be ignored.
noun
Alternative form of henpeck.
"You see, I am a hen-peck," he said.
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Example Bank
4But—Oh! ye lords of ladies intellectual, Inform us truly, have they not hen-peck'd you all?
WiktionaryI don't want to hen-peck you ! Hen-pecking is shocking bad taste. But I won't be a slighted, neglected wife; I have a spirit of my own, and I won't meekly submit to be ignored.
WiktionaryWe have friends who thought it was cute when their daughter "hen-pecked" her husband. But, when their son married a spicy little gal who tried to hen-peck their son, they were very angry.
Wiktionary"You see, I am a hen-peck," he said.
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