"figging" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Generally thought to derive from feaguing. Etymology templates: {{m|en|feague|feaguing}} 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: 58 17 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: 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

Etymology: 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 19 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 32 16 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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