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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of henpeck. alt-of, alternative

   ""You see, I am a hen-peck," he said."

Verb

1. 1
   Alternative form of henpeck. alt-of, alternative

   "But—Oh! ye lords of ladies intellectual, Inform us truly, have they not hen-peck'd you all?"

2. 2
   bother persistently with trivial complaints wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

nagpeck

Example

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"But—Oh! ye lords of ladies intellectual, Inform us truly, have they not hen-peck'd you all?"

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