cistern vs zilch

cistern

noun
  • The vessel surrounding the condenser in a steam engine. 

  • In a flush toilet, the container in which the water used for flushing is held; a toilet tank. 

  • A cisterna. 

  • A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use. 

zilch

adj
  • No, zero, non-existent. 

verb
  • To cause to score nothing, to thoroughly defeat. 

noun
  • Nothing, zero. 

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