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1featherbed
adjective feath·er·bed \ˈfe-thər-ˌbed\
Definition of FEATHERBED
: calling for, sanctioning, or resulting from featherbedding <a featherbed rule> <a featherbed job>
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First Known Use of FEATHERBED
1938
Rhymes with FEATHERBED
acidhead, aforesaid, arrowhead, barrelhead, bubblehead, bufflehead, butterhead, chowderhead, chucklehead, colorbred, copperhead, Diamond Head, dragonhead, dunderhead, featherhead, fiddlehead, figurehead, fountainhead, get ahead, gingerbread, go-ahead, hammerhead, head-to-head, Holinshed, infrared, Java Head, knucklehead, letterhead, Lizard Head, loggerhead, lowlihead, maidenhead, Marblehead, metalhead, newlywed, overhead, overspread, pinniped, pointy-head, poppyhead, quadruped, riverbed, running head, saddlebred, Saint John's bread, Samoyed, scratch one's head, showerhead, sleepyhead, slugabed, soda bread, standardbred, straight-ahead, talking head, thoroughbred, thunderhead, timberhead, turn one's head, turtlehead, underbred, watershed, woodenhead
2featherbed
verb
Definition of FEATHERBED
intransitive verb
1
a : to require that more workers be hired than are needed b : to limit production under a featherbed rule
2
: to do featherbed work or put in time under a featherbed rule
transitive verb
1
: to bring under a featherbed rule
2
: to assist (as an industry) by government aid
First Known Use of FEATHERBED
1949
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