featherbed

A mattress stuffed with feathers.

(UK) An area of bog where a layer of moss covers a pool of water or mud, presenting a hazard to walkers who may fall through it. (Also in UK and Irish placenames.)

A soft, slow pitch of predictable bounce.

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

To engage in featherbedding; to employ more workers than necessary to fulfill a labor union requirement.