arch vs horseshoe

arch

noun
  • An inverted U shape. 

  • An architectural element having the shape of an arch 

  • Any place covered by an arch; an archway. 

  • Curved part of the bottom of a foot. 

  • A natural arch-shaped opening in a rock mass. 

  • An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward. 

adj
  • principal; primary 

  • knowing, clever, mischievous 

verb
  • To form into an arch shape. 

  • To cover with an arch or arches. 

horseshoe

noun
  • The U shape of a horseshoe. 

  • The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc. 

  • The symbol ⊃. 

  • An open-faced sandwich originating from Springfield, Illinois, consisting of thick-sliced toasted bread, often Texas toast, a hamburger patty, French fries, and a cheese sauce. 

  • A well-developed set of triceps brachii muscles. 

verb
  • To apply horseshoes to (a horse). 

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