featherbed.
A mattress stuffed with feathers.
Meaning & usage
A mattress stuffed with feathers.
An area of bog where a layer of moss covers a pool of water or mud, presenting a hazard to walkers who may fall through it. (Also in UK and Irish placenames.)
A soft, slow pitch of predictable bounce.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English feather Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed English featherbed From feather + bed.
To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.
To engage in featherbedding; to employ more workers than necessary to fulfill a labor union requirement.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English feather Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed English featherbed From feather + bed.
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