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Extreme insincerity. henpeck v. To worry or harass by ill temper and petty annoyances. hypocrite n.— Recently Uploaded Slideshows
Was it possible that she might not be going to henpeck him after all?— The Way of All Flesh
She kept me from speaking my mind all her life, and do you think she shall henpeck me now she is dead too?— The Contrast
It is understood you are to henpeck me to your heart's content and to my ultimate salvation. "— The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking
The husband of the one dollar variety was more or less of a henpeck because he could not multiply his income by five and produce a concrete result.— Skookum Chuck Fables Bits of History, Through the Microscope

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