Search Result：featherbedding
featherbedding 
(TTS Sound)
(TTS Sound)KK Pronunciation
〔 `fZðLˏbZdIŋ 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˋfєðәˏbєdiŋ 〕
Overview of noun featherbedding
The noun featherbedding has 1 sense
- featherbedding -- (the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required)
Overview of verb featherbed
The verb featherbed has 2 senses
- pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge -- (treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!")
- featherbed -- (hire more workers than are necessary)