breadcrumb vs wisp

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. 

wisp

verb
  • To produce a wisp, as of smoke. 

  • To brush or dress, as with a wisp. 

  • To emit in wisps. 

noun
  • A disease affecting the feet of cattle. 

  • An immeasurable, indefinable essence of life; soul. 

  • A flock of snipe. 

  • A whisk, or small broom. 

  • A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; any slender, flexible structure or group. 

  • A will o' the wisp, or ignis fatuus. 

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