conk vs nostril

conk

noun
  • A nose, especially a large one. 

  • The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk. 

verb
  • To become unconscious. 

  • To hit, especially on the head. 

  • To fail or show signs of failing, cease operating, break down. 

nostril

noun
  • Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages. 

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