bulwark vs rand

bulwark

noun
  • A defensive wall or rampart. 

  • A defense or safeguard. 

  • A breakwater. 

  • Any means of defence or security. 

  • The planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale that reduces the likelihood of seas washing over the gunwales and people being washed overboard. 

verb
  • To fortify something with a wall or rampart. 

  • To provide protection of defense for something. 

rand

noun
  • A border, edge or rim. 

  • A random number. 

  • A rocky slope, especially the area over a river valley; specifically, the Rand 

  • A single rod woven in and out of the stakes. 

  • A strip of leather used to fit the heels of a shoe. 

  • The currency of South Africa, divided into 100 cents. 

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