A mattress stuffed with feathers. / (UK, Dartmoor) A bog covered by a layer of moss, presenting a hazard to walkers.

(transitive) To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.

plural of featherbed

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of featherbed

present participle of featherbed

(US) The employment of more workers than is necessary, typically because of labor union rules (or sometimes deals with organized crime, a government, etc), especially upon the introduction of new technology.

simple past tense and past participle of featherbed