featherbed \featherbed\ n.
1. a mattress stuffed with feathers.
Syn: feather bed.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
featherbed
n : a mattress stuffed with feathers [syn: feather bed]
v 1: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper
the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
[syn: pamper, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle,
spoil, indulge]
2: hire more workers than are necessary
[also: featherbedding, featherbedded]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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