blench vs quail

blench

verb
  • To fly off; to turn aside. 

  • To deceive; cheat. 

  • To hinder; obstruct; disconcert; foil. 

  • To shrink; start back; give way; flinch; turn aside or fly off. 

  • To quail. 

  • To draw back from; shrink; avoid; elude; deny, as from fear. 

noun
  • A deceit; a trick. 

  • A sidelong glance. 

quail

verb
  • To waste away; to fade, to wither. 

  • Of courage, faith, etc.: to slacken, to give way. 

  • To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful. 

noun
  • The meat from this bird eaten as food. 

  • Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae. 

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