nobble vs stoke

nobble

noun
  • A deliberate act of injury or obstruction. 

verb
  • To steal. 

  • To tamper with (typically a racehorse or greyhound) in order to prevent from winning a race. 

  • To gain influence by corrupt means or intimidation. 

  • To injure or obstruct intentionally. 

stoke

noun
  • An act of poking, piercing, thrusting 

verb
  • To attend to or supply a furnace with fuel; to act as a stoker or fireman. 

  • To poke, pierce, thrust. 

  • To encourage a behavior or emotion. 

  • To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace. 

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