Anagrams of: FEATHERBEDDINGS

• the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required

• give suck to

• a mattress stuffed with feathers

• treat with excessive indulgence

• hire more workers than are necessary

• a mattress stuffed with feathers

• treat with excessive indulgence

• hire more workers than are necessary

• an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies

• a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy

• made afraid

• thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation

• able to see distant objects clearly

• planning prudently for the future

• an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies

• a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy

• turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls