figging

When tallow is added, as in Great Britain, the object is to produce white and somewhat solid grains of stearic soap in the transparent mass, called figging, because the soap then resembles the

Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, Medical, Economical, and Agricultural. Being also a Medical Botany of the Confederate States; with Practical Information on the Useful Properties of the Trees, Plants, and Shrubs 1863

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".

The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton

What this article fails to address is the lack of figging in mainstream American sex culture.

Matthew Yglesias » Jessica Valenti on Anti-Feminists and So-Called “Hook-up Culture” 2009

Sometimes we can hear her in there late at night, tapping away, laughing to herself about figging or god knows what.

Archive 2007-12-01 Ms Robinson 2007

Sometimes we can hear her in there late at night, tapping away, laughing to herself about figging or god knows what.

The Annual Christmas Blogletter Ms Robinson 2007

If somebody wishes to indulge in a bit of figging but then muses publically on what on earth the origins of the word might be, it would be churlish of me not to enlighten them.

The Big Philosophical Question Ms Robinson 2007

"Going figging, Nat," said my uncle, putting some more wood on the fire, not for the sake of the light -- for away across the sea the dawn was brightening fast, after the way of sunrise and sunset in tropic lands; and even as I looked there, far on high, was a faint fleck of orange light on a tiny cloud.

Through Forest and Stream The Quest of the Quetzal George Manville Fenn 1870

Well figging hipkiss, why are there no theatres in the mainland cashing in providing this valuable service?

Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

So we got our table together, there are still a few tweaks for tomorrow, but I think it looks pretty figging awesome.

Planet Ubuntu doctormo 2010

Before today, I did not know what figging, shibari, pegging or bastinado meant.

Gizmodo Athima Chansanchai - MSNBC 2010