Noun featherbedding has 1 sense
- featherbedding - the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required
--1 is a kind of practice, pattern
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Verb featherbed has 2 senses
- pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
--1 is one way to treat, handle, do by
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- featherbed - hire more workers than are necessary
--2 is one way to hire, engage, employ
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