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 He’mus or Hæmus.Hen and Chickens 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Hen-pecked.
 
A man who submits to be snubbed by his wife.   1
 


 He’mus or Hæmus.Hen and Chickens 

 
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