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hen pecked
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Hen-peckedadjective
Governed by the wife.
Etymology: hen and pecked.
A stepdame too I have, a cursed she,
Who rules my hen-peck’d sire, and orders me. John Dryden, Virgil.The neighbours reported that he was hen-pecked, which was impossible, by such a mild-spirited woman as his wife. Arbuthn.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hen pecked in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hen pecked in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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