carrier pigeon vs homer

carrier pigeon

noun
  • A domestic pigeon which transports attached messages or very small parcels from the place where it is released to a familiar destination. 

homer

noun
  • A homing pigeon. 

  • A person who is extremely devoted to a favorite team. 

  • A home run 

  • A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+¹⁄₂ US bushels. 

  • Synonym of cor: approximately the same volume as a liquid measure. 

  • A homing beacon. 

verb
  • To hit a homer; to hit a home run. 

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