2. Verb. (third-person singular of featherbed) ¹
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Definition of Featherbeds
1. featherbed [v] - See also: featherbed
Lexicographical Neighbors of Featherbeds
Literary usage of Featherbeds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reminiscences of a Mississippian in Peace and War by Frank Alexander Montgomery (1901)
"... night—Home— "featherbeds"—Anecdotes—Fight of "featherbeds" at my place—Houses
all burned by Federals—Privations of the people—Return to army—Incidentals ..."
2. The Promised Land by Mary Antin (1912)
"—Oh, she must take all the featherbeds! featherbeds are scarce in America.
In America they sleep on hard mattresses, even in winter. ..."
3. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1861)
"... against Upholsterers :“— “Forasmuch as by the manufacture of certain corrupt
stuffs in featherbeds whereof by the heat of mans body the savour and taste ..."
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