ague vs frostbite

ague

noun
  • A chill, or state of shaking, as with cold. 

  • The cold fit or rigor of the intermittent fever 

  • An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits. 

verb
  • To strike with an ague, or with a cold fit. 

frostbite

noun
  • An injury suffered as a result of freezing of some part of the body, typically fingers, toes or the nose. 

verb
  • To engage in winter sailboating. 

  • To expose to the effect of frost, or a frosty air; to blight or nip with frost. 

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