"hen-peck" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hen-pecks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hen-peck (plural hen-pecks)
  1. Alternative form of henpeck Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: henpeck
    Sense id: en-hen-peck-en-noun-eVNbKQmU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Verb

Forms: hen-pecks [present, singular, third-person], hen-pecking [participle, present], hen-pecked [participle, past], hen-pecked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} hen-peck (third-person singular simple present hen-pecks, present participle hen-pecking, simple past and past participle hen-pecked)
  1. Alternative form of henpeck Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: henpeck
    Sense id: en-hen-peck-en-verb-eVNbKQmU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Inflected forms

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