Definition of "figging" []

• The insertion of ginger root into the anus, vagina or urethra, originally applied to horses as a form of deception as to the horse's condition and later used in BDSM practices. (noun)

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• "The materials must be varied according to the season; during hot weather, more body with a less tendency to separate is given by the introduction of oils and fats richer in stearine; these materials also induce "figging"."
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