henpeck

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henpeck

/ˈhɛnpɛk/ UK
/ˈhɛnˌpɛk/ US

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From hen + peck.

verb henpecks · henpecking · henpecked · hen-peck · hen peck

To nag persistently. But—Oh! ye lords of ladies intellectual, Inform us truly, have they not hen-peck'd you all?
of a hen To peck or peck at another bird. Mrs Allsop and her bar-blue brother travelled well together in good times, but after they ducketed she would chase him from niche to niche, henpecking him while Monte tried to collar them and collect their rings.

noun henpecks

rare A man who is meekly subservient to his wife. One can't swear that Dewan Bahadur Yama Dharma Rao was a henpeck ; nor could be said that the practical Lady was a cockpeck.

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verb to nag persistently

Español	jorobar, fastidiar, importunar, hostigar, acosar, joder
中文	唠叨
Français	persécuter, barber, importuner, harceler, emmerder, faire chier
Italiano	importunare, punzecchiare
Русский	держа́ть под каблуком deržátʹ pod kablukom

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@misc{henpeck_2026,
  title = {henpeck},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/henpeck},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}