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单词 hen frigate
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hen frigate
hen frigate n. Obsolete a ship dominated by the captain's wife. [ < hen n.1 (compare sense 3) + frigate n., probably as a shortening of henpecked frigate (see henpecked adj. 2).]
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?1760 Apol. Life Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew (ed. 5) 339 Hen-frigat [?1750 Hen-peck'd Frigat], whose commanders and officers are absolutely sway'd by their wives.
1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (at cited word) Hen frigate..a sea phrase..applied to a ship, the captain of which had his wife on board, supposed to command him.
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