distemper vs hatstand

distemper

noun
  • A glue-based paint. 

  • A viral disease of animals, such as dogs and cats, characterised by fever, coughing and catarrh. 

  • A painting produced with this kind of paint. 

verb
  • To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of. 

  • To mix (colours) in the way of distemper. 

  • To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease. 

  • To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humoured, or malignant. 

  • To intoxicate. 

  • To paint using distemper. 

hatstand

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. 

adj
  • Crazy, insane. 

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