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henpeck

[hen-pek]

verb (used with object)

to browbeat, bully, or intimidate (one's husband).

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henpeck (ˈhɛnˌpɛk)

—vb
	(tr) (of a woman) to harass or torment (a man, esp her husband) by persistent nagging

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