Figging

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Pared finger of ginger root

Figging...To treat a horse in such a way as to make the animal appear lively, as by putting a piece of ginger into the anus.

β€” Imperial Dictionary of the English Language (1883).[1]

Figging is the practice of inserting a piece of ginger root into the anus, vagina or male urethra. Originally applied to horses in a practice known as gingering, it now most-commonly refers to a practice in BDSM.

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The ginger, skinned and often carved into the shape of a butt plug, causes an intense burning sensation and discomfort to the subject.[2]

If the person being figged tightens the muscles of the anus, the sensation becomes more intense.[3] For this reason it is rumored to have been done to wives in the Victorian age to prevent them from clenching during a spanking.[3]

As with butt-plug risks, there is a danger of the ginger root entering the rectum completely, becoming irretrievable. The chance of this can be reduced by leaving a wider base during carving.[4]

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[edit] Further reading

  • Lady Green (1998). Kinkycrafts: 99 Do-It-Yourself S/M Toys for the Kinky Handyperson. 206 pages

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ogilvie, John (1883). Imperial Dictionary of the English Language. p. 272.
  2. ^ Mistress Matisse (June 27, 2006). "What Does This Mean?". The Stranger. http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=40040. Retrieved February 24, 2012. 
  3. ^ a b Taormino, Tristan (2006). The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women. San Francisco, California: Cleis Press. p. 131. ISBN 978-1573442213.
  4. ^ Spice King (November 11, 2009). "Figging Gone Wrong at Kink.com". Figging: Anal Discipline (blog). http://www.figging.com/2009/11/11/figging-gone-wrong-at-kink-com/. Retrieved February 24, 2012. 

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