[feath.er.bed] adj (1938): calling for, sanctioning, or resulting from featherbedding
[2]featherbed vi (1949) 1 a: to require that more workers be hired than are needed b: to limit production under a featherbed rule
2: to do featherbed work or put in time under a featherbed rule ~ vt 1: to bring under a featherbed rule
2: to assist (as an industry) by government aid