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featherbeds

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Noun

featherbeds noun

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

Verb

featherbeds verb

  1. To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.

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