"figging" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Generally thought to derive from feaguing. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} figging (uncountable)
  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). Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): BDSM Related terms: fig [verb]
    Sense id: en-figging-en-noun-AJgr8SjA Disambiguation of BDSM: 68 29 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 29 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 56 25 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 26 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 24 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Etymology: From fig + -ing. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|fig|-ing}} fig + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} figging (uncountable)
  1. (soap-making, dated) (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. Tags: dated, uncountable Related terms: ricing
    Sense id: en-figging-en-noun-vbnOKOR8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

Etymology: From fig + -ing. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|fig|-ing}} fig + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} figging
  1. present participle and gerund of fig Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: fig
    Sense id: en-figging-en-verb-H5qmqyAG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "anus"
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          "urethra",
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          "ref": "1897, The National Provisioner, page 27:",
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        },
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          "ref": "1949, Soap, Cosmetics, Chemical Specialties, volume 25, page 42:",
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