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Synonyms for featherbed

a mattress stuffed with feathers

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treat with excessive indulgence

hire more workers than are necessary

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He has been written about in numerous articles and books, and has produced a series of recordings of his stories and songs for Front Hall Records and his own label, Featherbed Productions.
At around 4.30pm on May 27, a blue Land Rover Discovery was taken from farmland on Featherbed Lane, East Harlsey, after thieves stole the keys from inside a caravan parked on the plot.
The asking price for the goodwill, fixtures, fittings and leasehold interest for the Featherbed Rock Cafe Bar, 19 North Terrace, is PS59,950 plus any stock at valuation.
ASCOT: 1.15 Keys, 1.50 Silviniaco Conti, 2.25 Penny Max, 3.00 KAUTO STONE (NAP), 3.35 Sarando, 4.10 Balder Succes, 4.45 Sin Bin HAYDOCK: 1.35 Une Artiste, 2.10 Real Milan, 2.45 Featherbed Lane, 3.20 Rey Nacarado, 3.55 Palace Jester, 4.30 Majala, 5.00 Hills Of Aran.
The accident happened in Featherbed Lane, close to the village of Wilmcote, and left the City Sightseeing bus - operated by transport firm Stagecoach - embedded in a stone wall surrounding a house.
NICK WILLIAMS and Will Kennedy won their second successive William Hill Lanzarote Hurdle when Swincombe Flame got up in the final stride to deny Featherbed Lane.
PHILIP HOBBS is eagerly awaiting the William Hill Lanzarote Hurdle on January 14 for improving handicapper Featherbed Lane.
Sydney, Australia, Sep 24, 2010 - (ABN Newswire) - On 5 May, 2010 China West International Holdings Limited (ASX:CWH) announced the acquisition of the Featherbed Uranium project (EPM 15900) in northern Queensland from Mining Exploration Australia Pty Ltd.
to Kinnelon Road and on Rockaway Valley Road from Powerville Rd to Leonard Place; in Chatham along Village Road from Featherbed Lane to Green Village Road and on Green Village Rd from Village Rd to Hickory Place; and in Morris Township on Route 24 from Tingley to Picatinny roads and Whitehead Rd from Rt.
SIR - I wish to correct several inaccuracies in your report on the digitisation of the Welsh probate records at the National Library of Wales ("Three cows, 20 sheep and a featherbed: old Welsh wills go online", October 20).
The Pacific Coast EuroDown featherbed, from Pacific Coast Feather, offers a true baffle-box design that provides the fluffy appearance of down while maximizing support.
That performance hardly points to MacGill being included against England next Thursday but he was not alone in finding the going tough on a featherbed of a pitch.
* A $1.96 million new mortgage for a six-story elevator building on Featherbed Lane in the Bronx.