palsy vs rivet

palsy

verb
  • To paralyse, either completely or partially. 

noun
  • Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking. 

adj
  • Chummy, friendly. 

rivet

verb
  • To make firm or immovable. 

  • To command the attention of. 

  • To attach or fasten parts by using rivets. 

  • To install rivets. 

noun
  • Any fixed point or certain basis. 

  • A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end. 

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