Hypertext Webster Gateway: "featherbed"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
featherbed
n : a mattress stuffed with feathers [syn: {feather bed}]
v 1: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper
the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
[syn: {pamper}, {cosset}, {cocker}, {baby}, {coddle}, {mollycoddle},
{spoil}, {indulge}]
2: hire more workers than are necessary
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