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"
Royall Tyler
A Henpeck never drew much blood, Shongut.
"Every Soul Hath Its Song"
Fannie Hurst
She entered now upon a calm yet stern discussion of the perfectly impossible proceeding of making a private cemetery out of one's back yard; but Mr. Pennycook had recovered his poise and decided that here was one of those rare occasions when it behooved him to declare himself-by the way, a very rare proceeding with Mr. Pennycook, he being known in San Pasqual as the original Mr. Henpeck.
"The Long Chance"
Peter B. Kyne