farthing vs kirtle

farthing

noun
  • Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this. 

  • A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount. 

kirtle

verb
  • To clothe or cover with, or as if with, a kirtle; to hitch up (a long garment) to the length of a kirtle. 

noun
  • A knee-length tunic. 

  • A woman's gown; a woman's outer petticoat or skirt. 

  • A short jacket. 

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