bristle vs prickle

bristle

verb
  • To rise or stand erect, like bristles. 

  • To fix a bristle to. 

  • To be on one's guard or raise one's defenses; to react with fear, suspicion, or distance. 

  • To abound, to have an abundance of something, especially something jutting out. 

noun
  • The hairs or other filaments that make up a brush, broom, or similar item, typically made from plant cellulose, animal hairs, or synthetic polymers. 

  • A stiff or coarse hair, usually and especially on a nonhuman mammal. 

  • A chaeta: an analogous filament on arthropods, annelids, or other animals. 

prickle

verb
  • To feel a prickle. 

  • To cause (someone) to feel a prickle; to prick. 

noun
  • A tingling sensation of mild discomfort. 

  • A kind of willow basket. 

  • A small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn. 

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