antic vs hatstand

antic

adj
  • Grotesque, incongruous. 

  • Playful, funny, absurd. 

noun
  • A pose, often exaggerated, in anticipation of an action; for example, a brief squat before jumping 

  • A caricature. 

  • A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon. 

  • A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper. 

verb
  • To perform (an action) as an antic; to mimic ridiculously. 

  • To perform antics, to caper. 

hatstand

adj
  • Crazy, insane. 

noun
  • A device used to store hats upon, consisting of a vertical pole with a sturdy base to prevent toppling, and an array of pegs to hold the hats. 

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