beetling vs veer

beetling

noun
  • The process by which fabrics, etc. are beetled, or beaten with a mallet. 

adj
  • Jutting or protruding, especially of a person's brows. 

veer

noun
  • A turn or swerve; an instance of veering. 

verb
  • To shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere). 

  • To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve. 

  • To shift aft. 

  • To change direction into the wind; to wear ship. 

  • To turn. 

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