brine vs knock back

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. 

knock back

verb
  • To press or knead (dough) so as to remove air bubbles. 

  • To drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often. 

  • To stun; to surprise. 

  • To reject; to refuse. 

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