cascabel vs flail

cascabel

noun
  • A knob at the end of a cannon, cast onto the gun breech, to which a heavy rope is attached in order to control recoil. 

  • A small, round, hot variety of chili pepper, Capsicum annuum, which rattles when dry. 

  • A bell attached to a sleigh or sleigh harness. 

flail

noun
  • A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain. 

  • A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material. 

verb
  • To beat using a flail or similar implement. 

  • To wave or swing vigorously 

  • To thresh. 

  • To move like a flail. 

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