backbone vs daring

backbone

noun
  • Courage, fortitude, or strength. 

  • The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals. 

  • Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure. 

daring

noun
  • Boldness. 

adj
  • Racy; sexually provocative. 

  • Courageous or showing bravery; doughty. 

  • Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks; overbold. 

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