outcome vs windup

outcome

noun
  • The scoreline; the result. 

  • The anticipated or desired results or evidence of a learning experience (often used in the phrase learning outcomes). 

  • That which is produced or occurs as a result of an event or process. 

  • The result of a random trial. An element of a sample space. 

windup

noun
  • The last part of something; a conclusion. 

  • A practical joke or tease. 

  • A long explanation of some line of thought to reach a certain conclusion. 

  • The act of preparing for a certain style of pitching. 

  • The act of ending or concluding something. 

adj
  • Operated by a coiled spring that is wound by hand. 

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