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Definition of featherbeds:

(n) : A mattress stuffed with feathers.
(v) : (transitive) To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.
(n) : (cricket) A soft, slow pitch of predictable bounce.
(n) : (especially UK, Dartmoor) An area of bog where a layer of moss covers a pool of water or mud, presenting a hazard to walkers who may fall through it. (Also in UK and Irish placenames.)
(v) : (intransitive) To engage in featherbedding; to employ more workers than necessary to fulfill a labor union requirement.

Definition of featherbeds:

(n) : A mattress stuffed with feathers.
(v) : (transitive) To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.
(n) : (cricket) A soft, slow pitch of predictable bounce.
(n) : (especially UK, Dartmoor) An area of bog where a layer of moss covers a pool of water or mud, presenting a hazard to walkers who may fall through it. (Also in UK and Irish placenames.)
(v) : (intransitive) To engage in featherbedding; to employ more workers than necessary to fulfill a labor union requirement.

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