greyhound vs shepherd

greyhound

noun
  • A lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing. 

  • A highball cocktail of vodka and grapefruit juice. 

verb
  • To leap rapidly across the surface of the water. 

shepherd

noun
  • A German Shepherd. 

  • A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock. 

  • Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody. 

  • A swain; a rustic male lover. 

  • The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion. 

  • A male sheep tender 

  • A male pastor 

  • A male watcher/guardian/guider/leader 

verb
  • To obstruct an opponent from getting to the ball, either when a teammate has it or is going for it, or if the ball is about to bounce through the goal or out of bounds. 

  • To watch over; to guide. 

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