aft vs tailpiece

aft

noun
  • The stern portion of a vessel. 

adv
  • At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel). 

adj
  • located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane 

tailpiece

noun
  • An element, often triangular, to which the strings of a violin, guitar, etc. are attached at the lower end of an instrument. 

  • An appendage or appendix. 

  • A short joist between a header and a wall. 

  • The part of a telescope containing the adjusting device for the eyepiece, etc. 

  • The part of a lock that transmits motion from the hub to the latch bolt. 

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