FEATHERBED


Meaning of FEATHERBED in English

I. ˈfe-thər-ˌbed adjective

Date: 1938

: calling for, sanctioning, or resulting from featherbedding

a featherbed rule

a featherbed job

II. verb

Date: 1949

intransitive verb

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

transitive verb

1. : to bring under a featherbed rule

2. : to assist (as an industry) by government aid

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.