buffet vs pulpit

buffet

noun
  • A small low stool; a hassock. 

  • Food laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves. 

  • A blow or cuff with or as if with the hand, or by any other solid object or the wind. 

  • The vibration of an aircraft when flying in or approaching a stall, caused by separation of airflow from the aircraft's wings. 

  • A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought. 

verb
  • To strike with a buffet; to cuff; to slap. 

  • To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper. 

  • To aggressively challenge, denounce, or criticise. 

  • To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against. 

pulpit

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

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

  • 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 buffet and pulpit occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )