preen vs prink

preen

verb
  • To improve the appearance of; groom; prettify. 

  • To spend time making oneself attractive and admiring one's appearance, e.g. in front of a mirror. 

  • To trim up, as trees. 

  • To flatter. 

  • To comb; to make orderly. 

  • To groom; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers. 

  • To show off, posture, or smarm. 

  • To pin; fasten. 

noun
  • bodkin; brooch 

  • A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth. 

  • pin 

prink

verb
  • To dress finely, primp, preen, spruce up. 

  • To strut, put on pompous airs, be pretentious. 

  • To pre-drink. 

  • To look, gaze. 

noun
  • The act of adjusting one's dress or appearance; the act of sprucing oneself up. 

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