mink vs slicker

mink

noun
  • The fur or pelt of a mink, used to make apparel. 

  • An article of clothing made of mink. 

  • (plural minks) An individual with poor personal hygiene; a smelly person. 

  • Any of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neovison vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola). 

slicker

noun
  • A brush for grooming a cat and removing loose fur. 

  • A waterproof coat or jacket. 

  • A symmetrical knife with a handle at each end, used for burnishing leather. 

  • A swindler or conman. 

  • A curved tool for smoothing the surfaces of a mould after the withdrawal of the pattern. 

  • A two-handled tool for finishing concrete or mortar; a darby. 

  • A person who is perceived as clever, urbane and possibly disreputable. (abbreviation of city slicker.) 

  • One who or that which slicks. 

verb
  • To slither, as on a slick surface. 

  • To con or hoodwink. 

  • To use a slicker on. 

  • To smooth or slick. 

  • To spread mashed manure on fields as a form of fertilization. 

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