nutmeg vs whisk

nutmeg

noun
  • The powdered seed, ready for use. 

  • A grey-brown colour. 

  • The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent. 

  • An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds. 

  • A whole nutmeg seed. 

  • A small moth, Hadula trifolii, feeding on plants and native to the Northern Hemisphere. 

verb
  • To flavour with nutmeg. 

  • To play the ball between the legs of (an opponent). 

whisk

noun
  • A bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush. 

  • A quick, light sweeping motion. 

  • A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress. 

  • A kitchen utensil, now usually made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle (and formerly of twigs), used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function). 

  • A plane used by coopers for evening chines. 

  • A small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle. 

verb
  • To move whiskers. 

  • In cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream. 

  • To move something with quick light sweeping motions. 

  • To move lightly and nimbly. 

  • To move something rapidly and with no warning. 

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