original vs pabulum

original

adj
  • Pioneering. 

  • First in a series of copies or versions. 

  • Having a specified place or time as its origin. 

  • Fresh, different. 

  • Newly created. 

  • Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others. 

noun
  • A ridgeling. 

  • An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived. 

  • A newly designed garment released by a fashion designer as part of a collection. 

  • A person with a unique and interesting personality or creative talent. 

pabulum

noun
  • Food for thought. 

  • Food or fodder, particularly that taken in by plants or animals. 

  • Material that feeds a fire. 

  • Bland intellectual fare; an undemanding diet of words. 

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