Definitions for featherbedding
Overview of noun featherbedding
The noun featherbedding has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. featherbedding
(the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required)
Overview of verb featherbed
The verb featherbed has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge
(treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!")
2. featherbed
(hire more workers than are necessary)
