arterial vs stour

arterial

adj
  • Major, important. 

  • Of or relating to an artery. 

noun
  • A through road. 

stour

adj
  • Tall; large; stout. 

  • Bold; audacious. 

  • Rough; hoarse; deep-toned; harsh. 

  • Strong; powerful; hardy; robust; sturdy. 

  • Stiff; inflexible. 

  • Rough in manner; stern; austere; ill-tempered. 

noun
  • A stave in the side of a wagon. 

  • Tumult, commotion; confusion. 

  • A blowing or deposit of dust; dust in motion or at rest; dust in general. 

  • A stake. 

  • A large pole by which barges are propelled against the stream; a poy. 

  • A round of a ladder. 

adv
  • Severely; strongly. 

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