birr vs broadside

birr

verb
  • To lurch or set to spinning. 

  • To make a whirring noise; make a noise like that of revolving wheels, or of millstones at work. 

noun
  • The currency of Ethiopia, divided into 100 santims. 

  • A strong trilling. 

  • The force of movement; rush, impetus, momentum, driving force 

  • A whirring noise 

  • strength, vigor, energy 

broadside

verb
  • To collide with something side-on. 

adv
  • Sideways; with the side turned to the direction of some object. 

noun
  • The printed lyrics of a folk song or ballad; a broadsheet. 

  • A forceful attack, be it written or spoken. 

  • One side of a ship above the water line; all the guns on one side of a warship; their simultaneous firing. 

  • A large sheet of paper, printed on one side and folded. 

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