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figging

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The insertion of ginger root into the anus, vagina or urethra, applied to people as a punishment (typically in BDSM), or to horses to make them deceptively lively (feaguing).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

(Development of) white streaks or granulations in soap, a natural development in some soaps once considered a sign of quality and therefore sometimes artificially imitated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, uncountable

Qualifier: soap-making

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verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of fig

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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History

Etymology

Generally thought to derive from feaguing.

From fig + -ing.