birdcall vs clepe

birdcall

noun
  • An imitation of this cry. 

  • Any vocalisation of a bird. 

  • A device used to imitate this cry, so as to lure and catch birds. 

verb
  • To imitate the cry of a bird. 

clepe

noun
  • A cry; an appeal; a call. 

verb
  • To tell lies about; inform against (someone). 

  • To be loquacious; tattle; gossip. 

  • To report; relate; tell. 

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