breadcrumb vs chow

breadcrumb

verb
  • To sprinkle breadcrumbs on to food, normally before cooking. 

  • To add navigational breadcrumbs to (a web page or user interface). 

  • To use clues or enticements to lead someone in the desired direction. 

noun
  • A single link in a chain indicating the hierarchical location of a directory, web page or similar, used as a navigation aid. 

  • One in a series of clues leading to a person or place. 

  • A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread. 

chow

verb
  • To eat. 

  • To call a discarded tile to produce a chow. 

noun
  • A prefecture or district of the second rank in China, or the chief city of such a district. 

  • A run of three consecutive tiles of the same suit. 

  • Unripe, or partially ripened, fruit seasoned and served as a dish, e.g. pineapple chow or mango chow. 

  • A Chow Chow. 

  • Food, especially snacks. 

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