figging

noun

1. (uncountable)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).
2. (dated, uncountable)(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.

   “Figging is usually considered to indicate a good quality of soft soap, but such is really not the case. A first-class soft soap can be made which will not fig, while, on the other hand, a poor soap can be produced which will fig.”

   “The figging is probably due to the separation of the potash salts of some of the fatty acids having a high solidifying point, i. e., [...]”

   “Artificial figging was at one time produced by dispersing insoluble fillers in the base.”

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of fig