brine vs gravy

brine

verb
  • To prepare and flavor food (especially meat) for cooking by soaking in a salt solution. 

  • To preserve food in a salt solution. 

noun
  • The sea or ocean; the water of the sea. 

  • Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling. 

gravy

verb
  • To make gravy. 

noun
  • Unearned gain. 

  • Sauce used for pasta. 

  • A dark savoury sauce prepared from stock and usually meat juices; brown gravy. 

  • Extra benefit. 

  • Curry sauce. 

  • A pale sauce prepared from a roux with meat fat; a type of béchamel sauce. 

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