cariole vs skewer

cariole

noun
  • A kind of calash. 

  • A small, light, open one-horse carriage. 

  • A sleigh drawn by horses, with seats for a driver and possibly passengers. 

  • A covered cart. 

  • A toboggan drawn by dogs, with a passenger or cargo compartment enclosed by skins or fabric, and a small platform at the rear. 

skewer

noun
  • That which skews something. 

  • A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking. 

  • A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, reveals a less valuable piece. 

  • Food served on a skewer. 

verb
  • To impale on a skewer. 

  • To attack a piece which has a less valuable piece behind it. 

  • To severely mock or discredit. 

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