But—Oh! ye lords of ladies intellectual, Inform us truly, have they not hen-peck'd you all?
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Hen-peck
Synonyms for "hen-peck" (2 found)
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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.
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We 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.
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Laura didn't have to hen-peck the man; he was a self-made wimp.
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