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English Dictionary: featherbed by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
featherbed
n
  1. a mattress stuffed with feathers [syn: feather bed, featherbed]
v
  1. treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
    Synonym(s): pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge
  2. hire more workers than are necessary
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