drivel vs gammon

drivel

verb
  • To use up or to be used up. 

  • To move or travel slowly. 

  • To be weak or foolish; to dote. 

  • To talk nonsense; to talk senselessly; to drool. 

noun
  • Nonsense; senseless talk. 

gammon

noun
  • Backgammon (the game itself). 

  • A rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning). 

  • A victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not borne off a single stone. 

  • A cut of quick-cured pork leg. 

  • A middle-aged or older right-wing, reactionary white man, or such men collectively. 

verb
  • To lash with ropes (on a ship). 

  • To cure bacon by salting. 

  • To beat by a gammon (without the opponent bearing off a stone). 

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