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Define the word featherbed

"featherbed" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

featherbed \featherbed\ n.
   1. a mattress stuffed with feathers.

   Syn: feather bed.
        [WordNet 1.5]

"featherbed" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

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]