lure vs rain check

lure

noun
  • Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure. 

  • A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk. 

  • An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish. 

  • A velvet smoothing brush. 

verb
  • To recall a hawk with a lure. 

  • To attract by temptation, appeal, or guile. 

  • To attract fish with a lure. 

rain check

noun
  • In social interactions, a deferred invitation, or deferred acceptance of an invitation. 

  • to make good on any experience that the customer deems unsatisfactory. 

  • A reissue, at no extra charge, of a ticket for a baseball game or other outdoor event postponed or interrupted because of rain. 

  • to provide a sold-out item or temporarily unavailable service at a later date for the running (usually special) price. 

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