mane vs merkin

mane

noun
  • Long or thick hair of a person's head. 

  • Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion 

  • Part of a naval sword between the tang button and the quillon. 

merkin

noun
  • The male counterpart of a beard, a companion to a lesbian to feign her straightness. 

  • An American. 

  • A mop for cleaning cannon. 

  • A woman's pubic wig. Worn for nude stage appearances and by women, originally after shaving their pubic hair to eliminate lice or for other reasons, now often as a fashion item. 

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