Definition of featherbed
noun
(also feather bed) a bed that has a mattress stuffed with feathers.
verb
(also feather-bed) [with object] provide (someone) with advantageous economic or working conditions:apart from the fees he earns, a practicing lawyer is not featherbedded in any way (usually as noun
featherbedding)
deliberately limit production or retain excess staff in (a business) in order to create jobs or prevent unemployment, typically as a result of a union contract.
