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featherbed

feath·er·bed

featherbed

 
pronunciation:
fe thr bed
part of speech: 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.