mound vs rick

mound

verb
  • To force or pile into a mound or mounds. 

  • To form a mound. 

  • To fortify with a mound; add a barrier, rampart, etc. to. 

noun
  • The mons veneris. 

  • Elevated area of dirt upon which the pitcher stands to pitch. 

  • A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll. 

  • A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross. 

  • An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense 

rick

verb
  • To heap up (hay, etc.) in ricks. 

  • To slightly sprain or strain the neck, back, ankle etc. 

noun
  • A brand new (naive) boot camp inductee. 

  • Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch. 

  • A stack of wood, especially cut to a regular length; also used as a measure of wood, typically four by eight feet. 

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