pommel vs trounce

pommel

verb
  • To pound or beat. 

noun
  • Either of the rounded handles on a pommel horse. 

  • The knob on the hilt of an edged weapon such as a sword or dagger. 

  • The upper front brow of a saddle. 

  • A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion. 

trounce

verb
  • To beat severely; to thrash. 

  • To pass across or over; to traverse. 

  • To travel quickly over a long distance. 

  • To punish by bringing a lawsuit against; to sue. 

  • To walk heavily or with some difficulty; to tramp, to trudge. 

  • To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin. 

  • To chastise or punish physically or verbally; to scold with abusive language. 

noun
  • A journey involving quick travel; also, one that is dangerous or laborious. 

  • A walk involving some difficulty or effort; a trek, a tramp, a trudge. 

  • An act of trouncing: a severe beating, a thrashing; a thorough defeat. 

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