leg covering vs legging

leg covering

legging

noun
  • The process of putting a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market. 

  • One of the legs of a pair of trousers. 

  • A covering, usually of leather, worn from knee to ankle. 

  • Tight fitting leg coverings worn, for example, to gym. 

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