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.