cudgelling vs spanking

cudgelling

noun
  • A beating with a cudgel. 

spanking

noun
  • A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks. 

  • An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking. 

adj
  • Fast and energetic. 

  • Brisk and fresh. 

adv
  • An intensifier. 

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