bilge vs dribble

bilge

verb
  • To spring a leak in the bilge. 

  • To break open the bilge(s) of. 

  • To bulge or swell. 

noun
  • Stupid talk or writing; nonsense. 

  • The lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates. 

  • The water accumulated in the bilge; bilge water. 

  • The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides. 

  • talk bilge 

  • The bulging part of a barrel or cask. 

dribble

verb
  • To let something fall in drips. 

  • To perform a card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand. 

  • In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly. 

  • To let saliva drip from the mouth; to drool. 

  • To fall in drops or an unsteady stream; to trickle. 

noun
  • A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle. 

  • Drool; saliva. 

  • A small amount of a liquid. 

  • The act of moving (with) a ball by kicking or bouncing it. 

  • A card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand. 

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