hold nose vs snift

hold nose

snift

verb
  • To cause a snift; to release pressure and vapor, such as from a steam engine or bottling equipment. 

  • To sniff; to snort or snuff. 

  • To snivel. 

noun
  • A deliberate release of pressure and vapor, such as from a steam engine, or bottling equipment. 

  • A light dusting, as of snow. 

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