- featherbedded
- n. soft mattress filled with feathers v. spoil, indulge; compel an employer to hire more workers than are needed
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
featherbedded
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featherbedded — Pampered … A concise dictionary of English slang
featherbed — /fedh euhr bed /, v.t., v.i., featherbedded, featherbedding. to subject to or engage in featherbedding. [1945 50; back formation from FEATHERBEDDING] * * * … Universalium
featherbed — /ˈfɛðəbɛd/ (say fedhuhbed) noun 1. a mattress filled with feathers. 2. luxury; a pampered state generally. –verb (t) (featherbedded, featherbedding) 3. to pamper; shield from hardship. 4. to subsidise. 5. to limit the work done in (a factory,… …
featherbed — ☆ ☆ featherbed [feth′ərbed΄] adj. of, facilitating, or having to do with featherbedding vi., vt. featherbedded, featherbedding to engage in or subject to featherbedding … English World dictionary
feather bed — noun a mattress stuffed with feathers • Syn: ↑featherbed • Hypernyms: ↑mattress * * * noun Etymology: Middle English fetherbed, from fether feather + bed ( … Useful english dictionary
feath´er|bed´der — feath|er|bed «FEHTH uhr BEHD», verb, bed|ded, bed|ding, noun. –v.i. to practice featherbedding. –v.t. 1. to arrange (work) under conditions of featherbedding. 2. to employ (workers) in addition to those needed: » … Useful english dictionary
feath|er|bed — «FEHTH uhr BEHD», verb, bed|ded, bed|ding, noun. –v.i. to practice featherbedding. –v.t. 1. to arrange (work) under conditions of featherbedding. 2. to employ (workers) in addition to those needed: » … Useful english dictionary
