feath´er|bed´der — feath|er|bed «FEHTH uhr BEHD», verb, bed|ded, bed|ding, noun. –v.i. to practice featherbedding. –v.t. 1. to arrange (work) under conditions of featherbedding. 2. to employ (workers) in addition to those needed: » … Useful english dictionary
feath|er|bed|ding — «FEHTH uhr BEHD ihng», noun. the practice on the part of some labor unions of forcing employers to hire more men than are needed for a particular job … Useful english dictionary
feather bed — feath′er bed′ n. a mattress stuffed with soft feathers • Etymology: bef. 1000 … From formal English to slang
feather bed — noun a mattress stuffed with feathers • Syn: ↑featherbed • Hypernyms: ↑mattress * * * noun Etymology: Middle English fetherbed, from fether feather + bed ( … Useful english dictionary
Feather bed — Feather Feath er (f[e^][th] [ e]r), n. [OE. fether, AS. fe[eth]er; akin to D. veder, OHG. fedara, G. feder, Icel. fj[ o][eth]r, Sw. fj[ a]der, Dan. fj[ae]der, Gr. ptero n wing, feather, pe tesqai to fly, Skr. pattra wing, feather, pat to fly, and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
featherbedding — feath•er•bed•ding [[t]ˈfɛð ərˌbɛd ɪŋ[/t]] n. bus the practice by some unions of requiring an employer to hire more employees than are necessary or to limit production according to a union rule or a safety statute • Etymology: 1920–25 feath′er•bed … From formal English to slang
featherbedding — feath|er|bed|ding [ feðər,bedıŋ ] noun uncount the practice of employing more workers than you need in order to avoid making people unemployed … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
featherbedding — feath‧er‧bed‧ding [ˈfeDəˌbedɪŋ ǁ Dər ] noun [uncountable] COMMERCE when there are more workers to do a job than are really needed. trade are often accused of forcing employers to do this when workers risk losing their jobs because new machines… … Financial and business terms
featherbedding — feath·er·bed·ding / fe t̲h̲ər ˌbe diŋ/ n [from the notion of making oneself comfortable through the receipt of excessive or unjustified compensation for little or no work]: the unfair labor practice of causing an employer to pay for services… … Law dictionary
feather — feath|er1 [ feðər ] noun count * one of the narrow tubes with thin soft hairs on each side that cover a bird s body a. only before noun filled with feathers: a feather bed/pillow/duvet a feather in your cap an achievement that you can feel… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
