dribble vs eyewash

dribble

noun
  • A small amount of a liquid. 

  • A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle. 

  • Drool; saliva. 

  • 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. 

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. 

eyewash

noun
  • A soothing medicated lotion for the eyes. 

  • Nonsense, flattery, or pretentiousness. 

  • The washing out of the eyes with copious water (usually water alone) to quickly remove an irritant, as for example in laboratories and industrial plants. 

verb
  • To keep information secret by sending false information to many people in one's own organization, and correct information to a select few. 

  • To fool with nonsense or flattery. 

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