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feath·er·bed
 featherbed
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- pronunciation:
- fe
th
 r
bed
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
featherbeds, featherbedding, featherbedded |
| definition: |
to hire or require the hiring of more employees than are needed or limit the production of each, or to be hired as a result of such an arrangement.
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