clout vs corncob

clout

verb
  • To guard with an iron plate, as an axletree. 

  • To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage, patch, or mend with a clout. 

  • To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole. 

  • To hit, especially with the fist. 

  • To join or patch clumsily. 

noun
  • A clout nail. 

  • The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head. 

  • Influence or effectiveness, especially political. 

  • A home run. 

  • A blow with the hand. 

corncob

verb
  • To disintegrate by the blades becoming severed from the axis 

  • To defeat (someone) who then refuses to admit defeat. 

noun
  • The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows. 

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