commanding vs stour

commanding

adj
  • Dominating from above, giving a wide view 

  • Tending to give commands, authoritarian. 

  • Impressively dominant. 

noun
  • The act of giving a command. 

stour

adj
  • Tall; large; stout. 

  • Bold; audacious. 

  • Rough; hoarse; deep-toned; harsh. 

  • Strong; powerful; hardy; robust; sturdy. 

  • Stiff; inflexible. 

  • Rough in manner; stern; austere; ill-tempered. 

noun
  • A stave in the side of a wagon. 

  • Tumult, commotion; confusion. 

  • A blowing or deposit of dust; dust in motion or at rest; dust in general. 

  • A stake. 

  • A large pole by which barges are propelled against the stream; a poy. 

  • A round of a ladder. 

adv
  • Severely; strongly. 

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