What does hen-peck mean?
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hen-peck
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Princeton's WordNet
nag, peck, hen-peckverb
bother persistently with trivial complaints
"She nags her husband all day long"
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hen-peckverb
To bother persistently with trivial complaints; to subject to petty authority; -- said of a woman who thus treats her male companion, especially of wives who thus dominate their husbands. Commonly used in the past participle (often adjectively); as, henpecked for years, he finally left her.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hen-peck in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hen-peck in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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- Hen-peckGerman
- gallina-PeckItalian
- GalinhaPortuguese
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