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featherbedding
noun feath·er·bed·ding \-ˌbe-diŋ\
Definition of FEATHERBEDDING
: the requiring of an employer usually under a union rule or safety statute to hire more employees than are needed or to limit production
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First Known Use of FEATHERBEDDING
1921
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