berth vs profession

berth

noun
  • A job or position, especially on a ship. 

  • A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside. 

  • position on the field of play 

  • Room for maneuvering or safety. (Often used in the phrase a wide berth.) 

  • Position or seed in a tournament bracket. 

  • A fixed bunk for sleeping (in caravans, trains, etc). 

  • A space for a ship to moor or a vehicle to park. 

verb
  • To use a device to bring a spaceship into its berth/dock 

  • to bring (a ship or vehicle) into its berth/berthing 

  • to assign a berth (bunk or position) to 

profession

noun
  • An occupation, trade, craft, or activity in which one has a professed expertise in a particular area; a job, especially one requiring a high level of skill or training. 

  • The practitioners of such an occupation collectively. 

  • The declaration of belief in the principles of a religion; hence, one's faith or religion. 

  • A promise or vow made on entering a religious order. 

  • Any declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion, whether genuine or (as now often implied) pretended. 

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