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figging

FIG-ing/ˈfɪɡɪŋ/

3 meanings of figging

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  1. 1
    noununcountable
    Putting ginger root into private parts, as a punishment in sex play or to make a horse look lively.

    The vet said figging is cruel to horses.

    Before they started, the couple agreed that figging was off the list.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of fig. Use it after is, are, or was, or as the name of the action.

    She was figging herself out in her best dress for the party.

    The soap was figging, with thin white lines forming inside it.

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  3. 3
    noundateduncountable
    White lines or tiny grains that form in some soaps, once seen as a sign of good soap.

    The figging in this soap shows as thin white lines.

    Artificial figging was at one time produced by dispersing insoluble fillers in the base.
    1949, Soap, CosmeticsHere, figging means white streaks or grains in soap.
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figging is a form of fig

Forms
figfigs he/she/itfigging -ing formfigged past tense, past participle
Spelling
fig → figging: double the g, add -ing

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Origins

Meaning 1

Most people think it comes from the word feaguing.

Meanings 2–3

It is fig with -ing added.