brass monkeys vs nesh

brass monkeys

adj
  • very cold 

nesh

adj
  • Delicate; weak; poor-spirited; susceptible to cold weather, harsh conditions etc. 

  • Soft; tender; sensitive; yielding. 

  • Soft; friable; crumbly. 

verb
  • To make soft, tender, or weak. 

  • To act timidly. 

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