English Dictionary: hen-peck | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for hen-peck | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Henpeck \Hen"peck`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Henpecked}; p. pr. & vb. {Henpecking}.] To subject to petty authority; -- said of a wife who thus treats her husband. Commonly used in the past participle (often adjectively). |