absent vs wanty

absent

adj
  • Not existing; lacking. 

  • Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing. 

  • Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied. 

verb
  • To keep (oneself) away. 

  • Leave. 

prep
  • In the absence of; without; except. 

noun
  • Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there. 

wanty

adj
  • Possessing or indicating lack; deficient. 

noun
  • A stretch of fishing-lines shot in the water. 

  • A girth or belly-band for a horse's harness. 

  • A surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of an animal. 

  • A leather tie; a short wagon rope. 

How often have the words absent and wanty occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )