prickle vs whisker

prickle

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

  • A tingling sensation of mild discomfort. 

  • A kind of willow basket. 

verb
  • To feel a prickle. 

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

whisker

noun
  • A small tendril that forms on metal. 

  • The (very small) distance between two things. 

  • One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion. 

  • One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal. 

  • That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both. 

  • A graphic element that shows the maxima and minima in a box plot. 

  • A hair of the beard. 

  • Spreaders from the bows to spread the bowsprit shrouds. 

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