featherbed

From feather +‎ bed.

featherbed (plural featherbeds)

1. A mattress stuffed with feathers.
2. (UK, Dartmoor) A bog covered by a layer of moss, presenting a hazard to walkers.

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featherbed (third-person singular simple present featherbeds, present participle featherbedding, simple past and past participle featherbedded)

1. (transitive) To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.
2. (intransitive) To engage in featherbedding; to employ more workers than necessary to fulfill a labor union requirement.

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