I wonder if Eris knows about this?
Figging is the practice of inserting a piece of ginger root into the anus, vagina or male urethra. Originally applied to horses as a form of deception as to the horse's condition, it now most commonly refers to a practice in BDSM.
Historically, this practice, also known as feaguing, or gingering was used to ginger up older horses in order to deceive the purchaser as to the age and condition of the horse, by having the animal hold its tail and head high and moving around nervously, characteristic of a younger horse.
The ginger, skinned and often carved into the shape of a butt plug, causes an intense burning sensation and discomfort to the subject.
If the person being figged tightens the muscles of the anus, the sensation becomes more intense. For this reason it is rumored to have been done to wives in the Victorian age to prevent them from clenching during a spanking. (And this generation think they've invented everything.)
As with butt plugs, there is a danger of the ginger root entering the rectum completely, becoming irretrievable. The chance of this can be reduced by carving a wider base.
