apron vs pulpit

apron

noun
  • The portion of a stage extending towards the audience beyond the proscenium arch in a theatre. 

  • The sides of a tree's canopy. 

  • The paved area below the yellow line on a race track. 

  • The loading, parking or roadway area immediately beside a railway station 

  • A removable cover for the passengers' feet and legs in an open horse carriage. 

  • The cap of a cannon; a piece of lead laid over the vent to keep the priming dry. 

  • The short cassock ordinarily worn by English bishops. 

  • An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills; also historically worn by Freemasons and as part of women's fashion. 

  • The spreading end of a driveway. 

  • A large decal toward the bottom of a pinball table. 

  • The paved area of an airport, especially the area where aircraft park away from a terminal 

verb
  • To cover with, or as if with, an apron. 

pulpit

noun
  • A raised platform in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon. 

  • The railing at the bow of a boat, which sometimes extends past the deck. It is sometimes referred to as bow pulpit. The railing at the stern of the boat is sometimes referred to as a stern pulpit; other texts use the term pushpit. 

  • A raised desk, lectern, or platform for an orator or public speaker. 

  • A bow platform for harpooning. 

  • Activity performed from a church pulpit, in other words, preaching, sermons, religious teaching, the preaching profession, preachers collectively or an individual preaching position; by extension: bully pulpit. 

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