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hen-peck
▪ I. ˈhen-peck, v. colloq. [A back-formation from hen-pecked in its participial use.] trans. Of a wife: To domineer over or rule (the husband).1688 Loyal Litany iii. in 3rd Collect. Poems (1689) 30/2 From being Henpeck'd worse at home..Libera nos. 1753 Murphy Gray's Inn Jrnl. No. 52 ¶3 An uxorious G... Oxford English Dictionary
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hen-pecked
hen-pecked, ppl. a. colloq. (ˈhɛnpɛkt) [lit. pecked by a hen or hens: alluding to the plucking of some of the feathers of the domestic cock by his hens.] a. Domineered over by, or subject to the rule of, a wife.a 1680 Butler Rem. (1759) II. 104 The henpect Man rides behind his Wife, and lets her wea... Oxford English Dictionary
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Thomas King (actor)
He was in the same season the original Murza in Samuel Johnson's Irene, and played a part in The Hen-Peck'd Captain, a farce said to be based on The Campaigners wikipedia.org
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Complain - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
complain: 1 v express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness "My mother complains all day" Synonyms: kick , kvetch , plain , quetch , sound off Antonyms: cheer , cheer up , chirk up become cheerful Types: show 13 types... hide 13 types... hen-peck , nag , peck bother persistently with trivial complaints backbite , bitch say mean ...
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Multisyllabic rhymes
For example, he rhymes "intellectual" with "hen-peck'd you all". wikipedia.org
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stepdame
stepdame Now arch. (ˈstɛpdeɪm) Also 4 stedame. [f. step- + dame (sense 8).] A stepmother.1387 Trevisa Higden (Rolls) V. 273 Vortymerus deide, þoruȝ venym of his stedame Rowen. c 1400 Mandeville (Roxb.) xxv. 120 Þai wedd..þaire stepdames efter þe deed of þaire faders. 1590 Spenser F.Q. i. v. 39 His c... Oxford English Dictionary
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pussy
▪ I. pussy, n. (ˈpʊsɪ) Also 6–8 -ie, 8 -ey; Sc. poussie, poosie. [f. puss n.1 + -y dim. suffix.] 1. A cat: used much in the same way as puss n.1, but more as a common noun and less as a call-word.1726 Mrs. Delany in Life & Corr. (1862) 124 My new pussey is..white,..with black spots. 1821 Clare Vill.... Oxford English Dictionary
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intellectual
intellectual, a. and n. (ɪntɪˈlɛktjuːəl) [ad. L. intellectuāl-is, f. intellectu-s, partly through F. intellectuel (Brunetto Latino, 13th c.).] A. adj. 1. a. Of, or belonging to, the intellect or understanding. (In quot. 1531 = intellective a. 1.)1398 Trevisa Barth. De P.R. i. xvi. (Add. MS. 27944), ... Oxford English Dictionary
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culle
▪ I. cull, n.1 dial. Also 5 cole. The fish called Bull-head or Miller's Thumb.a 1490 Botoner Itin. (Nasmith 1778) 291 Homines possunt piscare..de colys vocat. Myller-thombys. Ibid. 358 Yn Wye-water sunt..cullys. 1847–78 Halliwell, Cull, the bull-head. Glouc.▪ II. cull, n.2 slang and dial. (kʌl) [per... Oxford English Dictionary
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splash
▪ I. splash, n.1 (splæʃ) [f. splash v.1] 1. a. A quantity of some fluid or semi-liquid substance dashed or dropped upon a surface.1736 Ainsworth i, A splash, or splatch of dirt. 1818 Todd, Splash, wet or dirt thrown up from a puddle [etc.]. 1833 Loudon Encycl. Archit. §542 The shapes of the patches ... Oxford English Dictionary
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sect
▪ I. sect, n.1 (sɛkt) Also 4–6 secte, 5 sekte, 6 sekt, seacte, pl. sextes, Sc. pl. sekkis. [a. F. secte (14th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), or directly ad. L. secta following (used as cognate object in sectam sequi, to follow a particular course of conduct, to follow a person's guidance or example), hence a p... Oxford English Dictionary
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