coon vs lance

coon

verb
  • To traverse by crawling, as a ledge. 

  • To crawl while straddling, especially in crossing a creek. 

  • To fish by noodling, by feeling for large fish in underwater holes. 

  • To play the dated stereotype of a black fool for an audience, particularly including Caucasians. 

  • To hunt raccoons. 

noun
  • A member of a colorfully dressed dance troupe in Cape Town during New Year celebrations. 

  • A black person who "plays the coon"; that is, who plays the dated stereotype of a black fool for an audience, particularly including Caucasians. 

  • A coonass; a white Acadian French person who lives in the swamps. 

  • A raccoon. 

  • A black person. 

lance

verb
  • To open with a lancet; to pierce. 

  • To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch. 

  • To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon. 

noun
  • A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen. 

  • One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure. 

  • A lancet. 

  • A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen. 

  • A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell. 

  • A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour. 

  • A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer. 

  • An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home. 

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