Associations to the word «Featherbed»
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Wiktionary
FEATHERBED, noun. A mattress stuffed with feathers
FEATHERBED, verb. (transitive) To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle
Dictionary definition
FEATHERBED, noun. A mattress stuffed with feathers.
FEATHERBED, verb. Treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!".
FEATHERBED, verb. Hire more workers than are necessary.
Wise words
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